The witch’s brew, a most foul stew, Concocted for a spell… What it’ll do, I have no clue, It wafts a nasty smell… Disgusting things, like fruit bat wings, And other creature parts… The witch, she sings, a raven brings, Some black and shrivelled hearts… She stirs in now, an ox and cow, The mixContinue reading “Halloween Challenge, Day 29: Witch’s Brew (poem)”
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Halloween Challenge, Day 28: One Bright Day (story)
One bright day, in the middle of the night, as the sun rose over the horizon, I was abruptly awakened by a knock on the door. I looked over at the clock which displayed 3:21 a.m. in bright ominously red numbers. A count down, but to what? And who would be knocking on the doorContinue reading “Halloween Challenge, Day 28: One Bright Day (story)”
Halloween Challenge, Day 27: Fire Within (poem)
A pumpkin with a carved in face, A dark and empty husk… Light a candle, inside it place, About the fall of dusk… The fire within, a life now made, A kind and gentle soul… A smile shown that will not fade, And makes the lantern whole. I had to think about the last severalContinue reading “Halloween Challenge, Day 27: Fire Within (poem)”
Halloween Challenge, Day 26: Mirror, Mirror (story)
On a stand in the corner of the bedroom is a full length mirror. Usually I don’t pay it much attention, it’s my wife’s and I seldom have reason to look in it. In the dead of night a few days back, however, the mirror began glowing with an eerie light, waking me up. ItContinue reading “Halloween Challenge, Day 26: Mirror, Mirror (story)”
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