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
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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.’
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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
The End of Spring
Although it feels like the end of Winter, Spring it is. Rain, rain, more rain. This is the wettest year since we moved here (is it 17 years already?), and the weeds are ten feet tall (I might be exaggerating, but if you saw down the back fence, you'd know it for fact!). The water … Continue reading The End of Spring
Don’t Miss Out!
It's coming up quick, speeding downhill as an unstoppable force. Yes, it's that time of year. Christmas, holidays, the season when the old year ends and a new one begins ... and what happened to the plans made at the beginning of this year? Well, I think I wrote them down somewhere, and I think … Continue reading Don’t Miss Out!
Vale, Melanie
No, we'd never met, and no, we'd never chatted over the phone (or any other contrivance that allows voice or visual transmission). But we had a connection. Or I did, and that's what matters to me. Whether it went two ways isn't relevant. Whether Melanie knew it or not, she lit up my life with … Continue reading Vale, Melanie
A Voided History
A short story: Part Two of Two - Read Part One here The train rocked to a gentle stop. Gravan leapt onto the platform. Two women staggered off the train and scrambled across the gap. The baggage cart rolled up, and the women collected five boxes and four suitcases. Locals coming home from the city? … Continue reading A Voided History
Cage Dunn - Fibber, Fabricator, Teller-of-Tall-Tales 