Tag Archives: Melissa R. Mendelson

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! She’s Safe There by Melissa R. Mendelson  I felt like I was sitting in a principal’s office, small and cluttered.  Dying plants decorated one windowsill, stacks of dusty books on the other one.  … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! In The Silence by Melissa R. Mendelson  I turned seven yesterday. She knelt down in her pretty yellow dress, her hair pushed behind her ears.  Her little fingers reached out, hovering in the … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Sometimes, You Can’t Stay Inside by Melissa R. Mendelson  Snap.  Snap.  Snap.  Crack.  The ice finally fractured. “I see it!”  The little girl wiped the snow away with her gloved hands.  “It’s right … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! I Just Want To Be Happy by Melissa R. Mendelson  My aunt was the smart one, burrowing upstate away from everyone.  She knew the insanity that was coming and did not waste her … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Those Social Worms Will Eat You Alive by Melissa R. Mendelson  The worm eater did not look old, but her skin sagged, pale.  Maybe, it was because she did not surface to get … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! What They Leave Behind by Melissa R. Mendelson  I almost missed it.  That look in his eyes.  After all of them, I knew to be aware of it, but I missed it with him.  He … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Somewhere I Can’t Follow by Melissa R. Mendelson  They say that aliens abduct your children.  I say that it’s bullshit.  How could anyone believe such a thing?  Then, one night, I walked into … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! I Am Not These Things You Call Me by Melissa R. Mendelson  I heard their screams underwater.  No matter how many dunks of my head down into the bathtub, I couldn’t rinse them … Continue reading →

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! My Beautiful, Dark Skin by Melissa R. Mendelson  I was led to the door, dressed in a Kimono.  My hair wrapped in buns on both sides with colorful ribbons.  My bare feet in leather sandals.  … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! On The Inside by Melissa R. Mendelson  My grandfather did fifteen years in prison.  My father never told me what crime he committed.  When I asked my grandfather about it, he pressed his … Continue reading →