Tag Archives: Amanda Worthington

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! It happened at a gas station in Old Monterrey by Amanda Worthington I let my hair out and breathe deep The gas fumes make me dizzy But they are a welcome reprieve From the staleness … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Apocalyptic Designs by Amanda Worthington The sky is old violence The varicose cloudbank speaks of trapped blood And ugly futility. And giving up. Still, she expects the thunder to come Beat the world into submission … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Ocean Park Motel by Amanda Worthington The Ocean Park Motel exists on the periphery of things As the world shrinks around it, it grows Somehow without dominating the landscape Like the suffusion of sunlight … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Loco-Motive by Amanda Worthington I am forever in motion, it seems. Only at rest in dreams and even then I’m mostly shivering beneath the weight of the stillness . In my last life, I was … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Insoulated by Amanda Worthington She is cut and then frosted A cruel reversal of the wedding cake she will barely taste . She woke after the cutting, but when The insulator was still so much … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Hex by Amanda Worthington I was an insect, I think Confined to the dark places, segmented A fragile thing encased in a carapace of faith . Now, six twisting antlers have sprouted Rising out of … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Coo de’tat by Amanda Worthington . The tree blurs until it is amorphous Green and gold with shadow cutting through The bag of bread lays on the bench beside him – Forgotten. . His mind … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Beyond the Hiding Meadow by Amanda Worthington I leave flowers at the point where she vanishes In Miller’s Meadow Named for some dead man, I assume They never name anything for the women But exotic … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Flutterby Effect by Amanda Worthington The singularity blooms on her wing Ink-dense and spinning, it is growing A tumor that eats through the gossamer paper Of her delicate flesh Pulling her closer to the … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Ground Zero by Amanda Worthington She sips and reflects: Full-bodied; rich With the subtlest notes of despair. . Smooth and elucidating, The perfect brew. . She is one of those creatures for whom The making … Continue reading →