This weekend is special. It's a New Year, a New Plan, a New ... ah, bugger it. Let's just party. There's the big event at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House - spectacular! But I don't live in Sydney (that's a good thing, in my mind - this would be a loud, loud, loud … Continue reading Party Time
Month: December 2022
Author Interview: Michele Cacano
American short story author Michele Cacano is one of the writers whose stories are featured in the soon-to-be-published anthology The Haunted Train: Creepy Tales from the Railways. Here she answers our questions about train journeys and writing. What fascinates you about trains? I love the sound of a train whistle in the distance. Trains are … Continue reading Author Interview: Michele Cacano
Short and Sharp
Yes, a story. Probably fiction, although maybe not for someone. Two weeks to go, and then it'd be the start of a new year. A new life, new prospects. And a new job in a new town. With nothing to stand in her way, Roz packed what she wanted to keep, tossed what was tatt, … Continue reading Short and Sharp
‘There’s no such thing as them. There’s only us.’
I think we should spread this around – watch, and see if you need to pass it on …
If you watch only one video today, please, make it this one:
love,
Meeks
Ten Days to Go
Or should that be 'to run'? You decide. A short story. I think. How many are preparing for the big day? How many, like this household, dread the next ten days? Most rattle the purse when considering budget and what remains to be procured. Will it be the meat sacrificed to include the seafood? Or … Continue reading Ten Days to Go
The Creeper
A short horror story for those unafraid of the dark nights. Two shades of darkness beyond the security glass of the back door. Two shapes emerge, one darker than the darkest night, one a shiver of movement that looked like a shark gliding through deep water. Both moving closer to my house, my sanctuary. The … Continue reading The Creeper
A Train Story
One of my stories is being published in an anthology in January 2023. Yes, it's a horror story, a creepy tale about a train that used to travel along the tracks behind the house I lived in as a kid. It's appropriate that this is a horror story, because the town had a major road … Continue reading A Train Story