Writer In A Hat
Short Stories, Writing Tips & Essays
Tag: Drama
Pretending To Sleep
The floorboard by the bed creaks. Soft footfall moves away, growing quieter and quieter until… Another creak. This one is more of a groan. A throaty groan that means they are at the door. There’s a hole there, maybe. A big hole that has… Continue Reading “Pretending To Sleep”
Happy To Help
“I’m going to find you and smash your skull in.” The call ended with a clatter. She didn’t have time to process what happened. The next customer was fed through the telephone and the call process started again.
A Countdown Halved [PREVIEW]
A couple of weeks ago I talked about my writery-woes and mentioned a contest I planned to enter. Well, I decided on a idea. Drafted. Edited. Drafted some more. Lost my confidence. Got it back again. Here’s a preview.
SUPER Short Stories: Horror Collection
Here’s some more super short stories that didn’t fit with the others, because these ended up quite creepy!
The Burden
She didn’t understand. He could see it in her face. The word as foreign as the concept. Freedomless.
Artificial Light
There was once a town that disappeared at night. Not literally, of course, but the truth was just as strange – the town emitted no light. There were no street lamps, traffic lights, and certainly no TVs or smartphones. Strangers driving past in the dark didn’t know there was a town there at all.
