The Mountain in the Clouds, Part 46

This entry is part 46 of 49 in the series The Mountain in the Clouds

And then beside me, as unreal as any of it, was the bird. It looked familiar, like that which I’d once met in the labyrinthine hedge maze so long ago. Like the Hermit’s cockatrice, only now it was not yellow but red, and had a lizard tail instead of tail feathers, and it wore two goat-like horns on its head.

The beast ran up beside me with its long taloned legs. It kept pace for some time, seeming to run from a shared enemy. Then it turned its big, beady eyes towards me, opened its beak and “caw-cawed!”

The Fear Grid, Part 3

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series The Fear Grid

“Whoa, psycho alert!” Grace yipped.

The memory of the bizarre scene of Bobby Finn hung heavy in the cafeteria air.

Other voices resonated the sentiment:

“What the hell was that all about?”

“Bobby Finn?”

“It’s because his mother’s like that, you know.”

Witch Town, Part 3

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Witch Town

It was those awful soldiers! The light warriors. They wore shiny, white suits of armor and shining white swords. Scared me and my girls right out of our stockings. They started melting the whole school with their bright light! We picked up our broomsticks and made our escape. There were too many of them. Woe is me!