The old house by the Loch was, in its time stately, grand, and host to lords and ladies, and notables of the day. Now, it had fallen on hard times. The noble family that had built it centuries ago died out. New owners had stinted on upkeep, or had gone bankrupt trying to do right … Continue reading The Phantom Coach II – Robert G. Wertzler
The Phantom Coach surveyed the new recruits He shook his head, Or what would have been his head If he had a material body “They’re not a very promising lot.” He thought, looking at them These newly dead, “But then, they rarely are.” He launched into his speech. “When you were still in mortal form, … Continue reading The Phantom Coach – Robert G. Wertzler
the snow is falling faster now that my sun has set the cold flakes land softly on my face I hear a whistle a horse whine a rein snap my phantom coach has arrived my time here finished his bony hand helps me up Painting by Donna Matthews Donna Matthews started writing a couple … Continue reading Bony Hand – Donna Matthews
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: The Phantom Coach – Amelia Edwards
the snow is falling faster now that my sun has set the cold flakes land softly on my face I hear a whistle a horse whine a rein snap my phantom coach has arrived my time here finished his bony hand helps me up Painting by Donna Matthews Donna Matthews started writing a couple … Continue reading Bony Hand – Donna Matthews
The Phantom Coach surveyed the new recruits He shook his head, Or what would have been his head If he had a material body “They’re not a very promising lot.” He thought, looking at them These newly dead, “But then, they rarely are.” He launched into his speech. “When you were still in mortal form, … Continue reading The Phantom Coach – Robert G. Wertzler
Brave & Reckless 