I saw the friar’s lanternsGo out among the tombsTo fetch the new arrivalsFrom out their lightless rooms. They flickered on the flowers,They bobbed among the stonesAnd slowly grew in numberAs souls departed bones. They floated to the chapelAnd vanished through the doorTo wake the ones who slumberedBeneath the chapel floor. I saw one in the … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Friar’s Lanterns” by Nina Dinan
Days of Halloween: “The Dynamic Duo” by Jim Bates
Watching her granddaughter’s first solo Halloween flight brought a tear of joy to old witch Marcie’s eyes. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” she enthused to ten-year-old Allie. “Your loop d’ loops were beautiful.” Allie’s ears turned red. “Thanks, Grandma. Did you like how I flew backwards across the face of the moon?” “It was … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Dynamic Duo” by Jim Bates
Days of Halloween: “Play With Me” by Mubita Joseph Mubita
I don’t know where girls got the idea of not revealing their age; but it saves me every year during the obnoxious birthday song where I have to reveal my age. 27th October, 2000 is the day I came into this dark world. I don’t like parting like my friends. I love horror movies and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Play With Me” by Mubita Joseph Mubita
Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
If the school principal, or the teachers, or parents, or any of the other kids knew, they never mentioned it and probably wouldn’t be believed anyway. Judy and I know for a fact Jason the janitor lives in Tacoma’s Woodbrook Middle School basement. Not only that, his mother lives there, too. The janitor is really … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
I was kissing my houseplants good night, half asleep and with eyes drooping. Suddenly a flash lit up the window of my third-floor flat. Startled, it took me a few seconds to regain my vision, but when I came back to myself, the burst below settled into the everyday scene of a neighbour reversing their … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
In late March of 1982, there was a small farmhouse along the outskirts of Southern Mississippi. The home was built fifteen years prior by a newly wed Mr. and Mrs. Moore, and four years later became home to their only son William Moore. The Moores grew only two things on their farm: soy beans and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
Imitating Imperfection
By Laurie Nguyen Paul’s mother called him her “special little boy”, so special his teachers diagnosed him with an emotional disturbance disorder, autism, attention-hyperactivity-deficit disorder, and the occasional antisocial personal disorder without any medical knowledge whatsoever. His doctors disagreed. They were helpful, but his mother was always fiercely independent of the healthcare system; she hated … Continue reading Imitating Imperfection
Static
By Ben Macnair The asphalt rippled under the oppressive heat, a black ribbon stretching into a horizon that shimmered with false promises. Arthur traced the lines on his topographical map, his thumb smudged with dried coffee. This forgotten stretch of highway, nicknamed 'The Devil's Backbone' by some ancient guidebook, was supposed to lead him to … Continue reading Static
Our class president is a vampire hunter?!
By A. R. Tivadar For once in her life, Olguța was not running late to class. She saw professor Dumitrașcu at the other end of the wing where the classroom was located, but blessed be all gods in the sky, he was stopped by Miss Gorun for a morning chat. She slipped into the classroom … Continue reading Our class president is a vampire hunter?!
13 Days of Halloween: I’m Not Afraid of the Dark by K.R. Moore
With a hiss, the TV hosting an unsaved video game cut out along with the rest of the house as a boy who dozed off while playing slowly came to. “The lights went out again?” 9-year-old Andy Watkins had fallen asleep in the basement yet again only to wake up past one in the morning … Continue reading 13 Days of Halloween: I’m Not Afraid of the Dark by K.R. Moore
