Tag Archives: Michelle Joy Gallagher

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Nancy’s Alright by Michelle Joy Gallagher The known dark is warm and familiar. It’s in the way the room develops as our eyes adjust when we turn off the lights. We instinctively fold ourselves … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Lisa’s Mirror by Michelle Joy Gallagher Mia poured hot water from the kettle into her favorite mug like she’d done thousands of times before. This time was special, because it was for her supposed … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Lisa’s Mirror by Michelle Joy Gallagher “The moon is a mirror.” She said breathlessly. “my mother always told me that.” A small smile tinged with sadness followed. She was far away. She was often far away. He was often frustrated. He’d brought … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Yanti by Michelle Joy Gallagher Full dark. Do you know the meaning of full dark? There are places inside of you that know it. Ventricle of heart, lobe of lung. The inside of the inside. … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Watchers by Michelle Joy Gallagher Greta had come into the world watching. Wide eyed and inexplicably wise. So too had her sisters. And what had they to watch? They knew without knowing for sure. … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Rebirth by Michelle Joy Gallagher Sarah watched the sun set as she’d done countless times in what had felt like an achingly long life. Except, the sun didn’t set here. It sank, like a skipped stone into the water. The body was wrapped neatly … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! NPC by Michelle Joy Gallagher Lacey had worked tirelessly for two weeks straight programming her company’s new video game. The premise had been simple enough, a multiplayer game in a mythical land that borrowed … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Irises by Michelle Joy Gallagher Sinclair had very few benefactors since the last great war and the government started censoring all artforms for public consumption. They eventually outlawed most forms of expression entirely unless … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Frank by Michelle Joy Gallagher Frank patrolled the machine on the graveyard shift for close to 20 years. He preferred the solitude and the stillness of working alone. The old rusty pipes and the whirring gears were close enough … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Play by Michelle Joy Gallagher “You remember the smell of blood, don’t you?” Reid looked contemplatively down at his hands. They had been haphazardly bandaged with inadequate amounts of gauze and blushed a bright red in places.  He’d been in the small … Continue reading →