Tag: murder

  • The Barn

    PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox  I was nervous about staying with my grandparents the minute I saw their ‘barn.’ The windows were completely boarded and though the stone walls looked fairly clean-ish, nothing surrounding the barn did. This was the first time I had ever met my mother’s parents due to a fight they had…

  • Abandoned

    PHOTO PROMPT © Bill Reynolds  I always wondered how I could buy the abandoned truck and fix her up. My brother had been dreaming of owning a flatbed truck since he was five and saw one in a cartoon. I knew this abandoned truck had to be for sale… right? One Friday afternoon I got the nerve…

  • When Night Descends

    When the night descended, I knew I had finally gotten it right.  Everyone was home and everyone was safe.  The laughter floated through the open windows as my cousins told stories of their last, best, but short-lived weekend getaway. I always looked forward to this particular weekend because I knew it may be one of…

  • The Shadow

    PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda  I knew it was time to move the night I saw the shadows in the window. There had never shadows before Chloe’s murder. I knew one had to be a man due to sheer size and I was trying to talk myself off the ledge I recognized the other shadow.…

  • Runaway

    I knew I would leave town the second I got a drink thrown in my face.  All I could do to not react and to throw a fit was to know I was not going to be here much longer.  With my relationship with my parents essentially over, I had nothing tying me to Florida. …

  • Your Special Ways

    “I learned to love our special ways a long time ago.  I, at the beginning, was annoyed by your quirks, but now I wouldn’t know what to do without them.”  I sighed and wondered if I would ever really tell you how I felt.  Instead, I stared at you from across the room and wondered when you would realize I…

  • His Last Confession

    “He said he was going to church to give his last confession.  I’m not sure when he last went to church or why he said this one was his last, but I assume he’ll be home by ten.”  Jessica leaned back into the couch and had yet to peel her eyes from the television.  “Jessica, it is now…

  • A Hobby

    “Please come  up with a hobby for my father.  He is driving me crazy.  He comes over all the time and he literally follows me around the house.  All.  Day.  Long.”  There was silence on the line before I heard giggling.  “I’m not sure what you are laughing about.  This is a serious problem.”  My cousin continued to…

  • Journal Club

    I never thought my plan was going to work, but here we are, a room full of people and I was scared shitless.  I had prepared myself for about ten to fifteen people, not for the sixty people who showed up.  Most people made comments on how I wrote everything down and now here they were, sitting in…

  • No Show

    “I didn’t think you were going to show,” I told April.  I restrained myself from crossing my arms and glaring at her.  She was supposed to be at the party three hours ago so she could help me with the last-minute cleaning and décor set up.  I halted the moment tears starting pouring down her…