Tag Archives: Michelle Joy Gallagher

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Appropriate Punishment  by Michelle Joy Gallagher “I watched the light leave my mothers eyes at a train station when I was just 7 years old. A man bludgeoned her with a fire extinguisher … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Gate   by Michelle Joy Gallagher Tam prodded the arid dirt with the toe of her boot. A faint hum could be heard from deep underground. It could be felt too, when you … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Surrender  by Michelle Joy Gallagher Sasha glared at the loose threads in the once great tapestry that lined the walls. It was dusty and worn thin over time in the places where it … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Passage of Time by Michelle Joy Gallagher Lauren had always pictured death as the complete absence of light. Not dark, in the way that we know it. Our “dark” is always polluted … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Jack’s Regret by Michelle Joy Gallagher Jack hadn’t slept since he drowned Elise. He hadn’t set out to hurt her. She’d just said so many things that wounded him in short order, leaving him no time to … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Alarm by Michelle Joy Gallagher Jenna Barton ran down the cobblestone streets, hobbled by her voluminous dress. She’d dressed in her finery that evening, wanting to be noticed by the General’s son, Roland. … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Long Drive by Michelle Joy Gallagher John Barton ran ahead of his cousin Sam. The boys had spent a carefree summer together at their grandparent’s farm and knew every inch of the 5-acre … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Trade by Michelle Joy Gallagher Brenda woke in a cold sweat. The gap in her heavy bedroom drapes let a blade of sunshine through the window that fell across her body, bisecting her. She … Continue reading →