Illusion of sanity Dredging up feelings Down a dark hall Reluctantly treading Reliving suppressed memories Void of empathy Desperate screams Darkness strangles me Reflection of horror Visual tragedy Dissociative revelation Feeling the intensity Buried by unforgiving clarity Guided by relentless strength Pursuit of unity within me Some days a domestic goddess, and other days a … Continue reading Finding Me – Taylor Grace
“There is a room, down a dark hall, locked and guarded. Inside reside the scariest of monsters.” Her eyes wide, “What kind of monsters?” “Hmmm… how to say it…they’re more apparition. You don’t always see them as much as feel their chilly fingers on your neck.” The girl shuddering but continuing, “Take me there; I … Continue reading Down A Dark Hall – Donna Matthews
Down the dark hall She stumbled, Running, Trying to get away from the monster. Down the dark stairs, She fell, Tumbling, Falling away from the monster. At night, In the darkness Of this house, She now knew, Knew monsters were real. She screamed Into the night darkness Of the basement kitchen As the monster caught … Continue reading Down a Dark Hall – M.A. Morris
I am revisiting a favorite set of daily writing prompts inspired by the fabulous- and informative- book Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction this month. Revisiting these prompts gives me the opportunity to reshare the diverse and ingenuous responses I received the first time I ran the challenge in 2019, and will … Continue reading Daily Writing Prompt: Down a Dark Hall – Lois Duncan
Illusion of sanity Dredging up feelings Down a dark hall Reluctantly treading Reliving suppressed memories Void of empathy Desperate screams Darkness strangles me Reflection of horror Visual tragedy Dissociative revelation Feeling the intensity Buried by unforgiving clarity Guided by relentless strength Pursuit of unity within me Some days a domestic goddess, and other days a … Continue reading Finding Me – Taylor Grace
I wander down a dark hall Peeking in this room Throwing wide the doors in another This door is locked That door I quickly shut One door leads me down a corridor/path that takes me a few hours to get through and back to where I was before Now, I have to walk quickly The … Continue reading Down a Dark Hall – Irma Do
Brave & Reckless 