Tag Archives: Angela Yuriko Smith

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Hiding from Monsters by Angela Yuriko Smith I want to be the giant towering over a cracked land with splintered fingernails collecting stardust and cumulus in my cuticles. I want to be a … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Obedient Minions (don’t!) by Angela Yuriko Smith The gears of progress grind us into ash and dust… remnants of our souls cast off between shifts. No matter the cost, we toil for the … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Game Faces by Angela Yuriko Smith “Checkmate,” one god said. He smiled with self-assurance. There was no answer. The other god reached across the board for her queen— an overlooked threat. “Maybe a … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! No More Drives (rensaku) by Angela Yuriko Smith Once a cherished thing the beast now sits forgotten— dust and metal rust. The chrome is tarnished. No loving hands to polish this paint, now … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Parade of the Raven Prince by Angela Yuriko Smith He stands at the head of a carnivalistic parade… hungry and bizarre with hollowed, craven eyes. His sharp beak pierces the dark side of … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Resolution by Angela Yuriko Smith The sins of the last year I will burn in this flame. I have set the altar and the sacrifice waits —a sufficient supplicant. My scapegoat, I fold … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Post Consumer by Angela Yuriko Smith Repentance came too late. Death had passed… kissing blistered skin hushing pained cries soothing all the pains with forever sleep. We slipped beneath the acrid smog, smoke … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Land Mind by Angela Yuriko Smith I’m trying to remember sympathy, she said to no one but the circling vultures. Broken deflated land shattered beneath bone shimmering shell of sky and melting cirrus … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Guardian Fairy by Angela Yuriko Smith All grandma left me when she died was a tacky figurine of an angel and horse. She always called it her tooth fairy. Someone handed it … Continue reading →