Tag: Zombie
Backyard Guard Dog
The road is empty and the sole street lamp on the corner flickers; the power waning. It will eventually go out for good, just like all the other electrical equipment. I pull back the curtain and shudder out a breath as I lean against the wall. The house is silent, with only the tick-tock of ...Zombie
All I want to do is sleepThen wake up and facethe outside world. For if I give intothis tug-of-war,and face the dawn? I may as well be oneof the walking dead,no mind or soul attached. I cling to each memorypossible of you, as ifthat will save me. I grip and pull the blanketover my head, ...Hallows Hotel – Part 2
Part 1 Wes, DeeDee, and Jenna stood in silence, staring up toward the hatch door as Vic closed it, trapping them underground. The metal access panel closed with a loud click and echoed off the subterranean walls. Wes’s jaw dropped, Jenna clenched her teeth, and DeeDee’s breaths quickened. They listened with keen ears for possible ...A Dark the Sun Loved – Part One
Mila carried a baby in her arms. The street on which she limped down shrouded in the pitch of night. A cold breeze blew in and attacked her face, fingered her hair. She held the baby tighter to her chest. Cars still being eaten by flames from the inside out cast a weak orange glow ...Chapter 2: The Treehouse
Previous Chapters: Chapter 1: The Farmhouse The picture showed a much happier time. Five goofy faces were staring back at me. I smiled with a mixture of happy sadness. I gently caressed the surface of the photo with a fingertip. Mother had been the epitome of the southern woman. She was refined, sweet, polite, and ...Chapter 1: The Farmhouse
There was something about the time of day before the dawn arrived. The stillness in the air spoke volumes about the prospect of the new day. There was still a part of me that looked forward to this ungodly hour as if it might deliver something new. I looked out the window on to the ...