It was only a childhood game, nothing more. My twin sister, Silence, little brother Thomas, and I played it most days once the governess left us for a new job and the warmth of North Carolina. A simple game, really. You were to go from point A to point B only by walking in the shadows. See, I told you it was easy.
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I shouldn’t have touched the sunglasses. I should have left them at the bottom of the thrift store accessory bin. They did, however, make the perfect accompaniment to go with my seventies Halloween costume. The glasses were pristine; no scratches on the black lenses and the metal rims sparkled in the sunlight.
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A shadow, or was it a sound which woke me?
The hairs on my neck stand upright. Was I dreaming?
I blink and peer deeper into the long corridor, willing my body to stay locked under the patchwork quilt. My black cat’s tail whips in the doorway of my bedroom.
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I’ve been away so long, I hardly remember what to do, but stories do flow naturally from my fingers. I wrote this short while on one of my many walks in our local graveyard. Believe it or not, I find such inspiration for stories just reading the the tombstones. I see an unusal name and
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Each Friday in October, I’ll drop a frightful tale. It’ll make you shiver with fright. Spread the word and check back Friday, October 1st for The Doll. If you dare. She doesn’t like to be disappointed.
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