Tag Archives: Marge Simon

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Road Taken by Marge Simon One day, when I was in my teens, I caught a leprechaun. Never mind how. He was low on wishes, so I only got one. I wished for … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Far Shore by Marge Simon When I was going on nine, I realized Mother was batshit crazy. I should say bat guano crazy, because she is very strict about proper language usage. Anyway, … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Conjur Bride by Marge Simon I was a lowly accountant and she was a shy young thing. A head of unruly red curls, and a keen attention to anything I said. She stole my … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Little Natalie by Marge Simon Mr. Sweeney next door paid me a visit yesterday. It was the first day after the funeral, and I was celebrating quietly in the kitchen with a quart of … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Schoolhouse Door by Marge Simon Has a big brass latch; a feathery trail of scratches mark its passage. Outside we could hear them pecking rata-tat-tat on the window. Louder and louder it got. I … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Carnival of Specters by Marge Simon So there was an argument about something, you forget what. Wife took the car, fled to her mother. And here you are, a free man with nothing planned … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Happy Horrordays by Marge Simon Here she comes again carrying that dreadful purse she had made from my skin. Dumps it out in front of me. Yes, same crappy dime a dozen tea lights. … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Ripper’s Street by Marge Simon Softly settles East End fog, thick with industry’s residue, leaves an oily coat on the skin, plays games with the vision. Forms appear and vanish in the mist, the … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Gateway to Fulfillment by Marge Simon At first, he thought something had gone wrong. He was dead, he knew that. No doubt about it, he even remembered being shot and dying trying to escape … Continue reading →