Tag Archives: Mary Ann Peden-Coviello

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Good Bonesby Mary Ann Peden-Coviello The real estate agent drove her two young prospects up to the Victorian two-story with the wide front porch. “Yes, indeed, it’s a bit of a fixer-upper. But the seller’s … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Willa Wispby Mary Ann Peden-Coviello We was drunk. No excuse, yeah, but we was. Got thrown outta the bar ’cause Jimmo made some kinda crack about the barmaid’s backside. Well, she shoulda been able t’take … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Mask of Innocence by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello The two detectives stood in the observation room, studying the suspect through the one-way glass. She looked bewildered at her situation, innocent, wide-eyed. Her cuffed hands twisted lengths … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Todd on his Tod by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello  The bookstore huddled between a shoe store and a pharmacy. Had anyone noticed it, they’d have complained to “the proper authorities,” whoever they might be, … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Yet Something Pipeth Like a Bird by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello  Pass not beneath, O Caravan, or pass not singing. Have you heard That silence where the birds are dead yet something pipeth like … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Ghost Town by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello  The girl opened her eyes. She lay on the sidewalk, disoriented but unhurt, she thought. She checked. Yep, still wearing the same clothes as last night. “Man, … Continue reading →

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The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Unreal Estate by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello “I can see it now, Caro, can’t you?” Thomas’s voice practically vibrated with enthusiasm. “If you say so.” Caro’s did not.  “The foundation’s solid. So’s the masonry. Most … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Like a Lamb by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello Their song awakens me in the middle of the night, calling me to them. I slip from my warm bed and creep out of the house. I … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Fin de Siècle by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello The speaker stood, gripping the podium, and looked out into the room. The ballroom of the Hôtel des Damnés, the Hotel of the Damned, seemed simultaneously impossibly … Continue reading →