Flash Fiction Series Ashes on the Moor The storm came out of nowhere. Mara Keene had been cataloging the burial mound since dawn, her boots crunching through the frozen crust of Dartmoor. By mid-afternoon, the wind whipped up white walls of snow, swallowing her tent, her tools, and all traces of the dig. When the […]
When I need to destress, I watch monster movies. This weekend I discovered the 2014 film Dark Was the Night. It’s character driven and creepy enough with some great acting. Although the monster was a little lacking in my opinion. It’s based on the unsolved mystery The Devil’s Footprints. The Devil’s Footprints: A Victorian Mystery […]
FLASH FICTION The Corpse Candles Follow Not the Flame The candle appeared on the third night. Elin first saw it through her cottage window, floating just above the dry stone wall that marked the edge of her father’s pasture. A bluish flame, no wick, no lantern—only light, trembling slightly in the windless dark. At first, […]
