Tag Archives: Mary Ann Peden-Coviello

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Gargoyle by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello I clutch the vial containing the precious green liquid to my chest and run from the bio lab in the Weeks Scientific Center. My rubber-soled shoes thud against the … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Judas Goat by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello It were our Petey what seen her first, stood out by where the dark trees ended and our clearing began. He run back to the cabin, yellin’, “Ma, … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! One, Two, Three by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello The battles didn’t last long in the end, did they? Their unstable Grand Poohbah lost his temper with ours – or maybe it was the other way … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! One Perfect Burger by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello “All right, you damned souls, listen up.” The demon in charge stood beside a long conveyor belt. Behind the belt loomed massive, vaguely ominous, barbeque grills. At … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! TOD 9:28 PM by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello I lie here, alone, in a darkened hospital room. Attached to what seems to be all the tubes in the known universe. I listen to the quiet … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! I Am by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello It was their daily routine, and Sally-Anne looked forward to it.  Every. Single. Day.  “Who’s Daddy’s Best Girl?” His voice would boom out as soon as he stepped … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Birds of a Feather by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello “What’s this piece of crap?” I toss the stupid doll thing from hand to hand. “It creeps me out.” It does, too, with its bird skull … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Shadow by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello The Shadow waited, lurking in the dark interior of the spruce tree. The Shadow neither knew nor cared how long it had waited. It grew stronger season by … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Birthday Present by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello “Look at this brooch, Will! Isn’t it beautiful?” I pointed out the gleaming bauble winking up at me from the display case at The Jeweler’s Loupe, a … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! One for the Road by Mary Ann Peden-Coviello “It’s a quarter to twelve. There’s nothin’ on the shelf but my fancy phone.” I sang new words to the old tune. Not well, of course, … Continue reading →