Only I
A giggle, There they are! Scribble. They’re here! They’re here! A laugh, They’re here I tell you! HERE! Shift. Scribble. Them! THEM! THEY’RE HERE! A…
Being Fearless
“You can do this.” I tell myself, struggling to believe it. “You’re an adult now! You can do this.” Im a broken record. I clutch to my stuffed lion, ragged…
Being Fearless
“You can do this.” I tell myself, struggling to believe it. “You’re an adult now! You can do this.” Im a broken record. I clutch to my stuffed lion, ragged…
Into the darkness
She walked into the dark unknown. She knew nothing of her surroundings; staring blindly into the deep dark. She reached with her hands only to feel nothing…
Monsters Part 2
So this daily, or rather, nightly ritual lasted for a solid five years, until I was seven. It was a staple in my nighttime schedule, and I couldn’t sleep…
Monsters Part 1
I used to make my father check under my bed for monsters. Just in case there was someone – or something – lurking beyond the edges of my comforter. My brother…
Rattle
He sat in the same chair he always sat in on a Saturday evening. It was old, ripped and faded, and it creaked when it swiveled, but he loved it anyway. His…
Into The Forest They Went
“Gabriel father told us to stay on the trail.” - “Are you scared of a fairy tale that our father told us just so we wouldn’t stray away from his side?” said…
Stranger
When I was fourteen, like many other fourteen-year-olds, I started high school. In the most cliché way, I remember first stepping into that big, intimidating…
Paranoia
The door was shut. It shouldn’t be shut. Doesn’t make sense. Tailor thought to himself. If they left in such a hurry, like Sanus claimed, the door would be…
The Meeting
The girls looked frightened with each step we took for home. I don’t blame them with the creatures that attacked us. Suddenly I hear a small gasp, turning…
Runaway
I’ve always liked the idea of running away. Leaving everything and becoming completely unknown. Starting over, surrounding yourself with unfamiliarity, exiting…
The Beginning of the Night
Both of her parents were out of town that weekend, so it startled her even worse when she heard an obknoxious noise coming from the room down the hall…
Don't mess with The Dean
Dean Jenkins coughed again, leaning against his cane in front of him. The two girls kept on talking oblivious. The Dean then took his cane and smacked it down…
The Cold Sets In
My breath hung in the air before my eyes. As I walked the fallen brown leaves crunched under my feet and the bare tree from which they feel stretched high over…
Words of Wisdom
“I’m scared.” “Of what, dear?” Her deep, grandmotherly voice always soothes me. “...Losing. Losing myself? I don’t know. I don’t understand.” I bury my head in…
Somewhere
I silently sat up and slipped out of the back of the van where arms grabbed my arms again. The other man leant down and put his head by my neck. I squirmed…
Dread
The tears coursed down my cheeks silently. I sniffed and brushed them away quickly. I put my head in my hands and prayed harder than I’d done in my life. “Lord…
Smoke, Sanity, and Fireflies.
I watched as the smoke rings drifted in front of my face, forming a veil like cover over my eyes. I reached my hand outward, seemingly thinking that if I…
Make them believe.
Police arrived to find her a complete mess and him with multiple stab wounds. She had told the 911 operator that he was drunk and tried to rape her again and…