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Blogtober, Day 28
Word of the day: Chase Marty’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He ignored it since the entity that was possessing his wife had just announced...
Jeff South
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 27
Word of the day: Desert “Mason, come here, buddy.” Marty motioned to his son, but Mason stayed put. “I’m talking to Terry,” he said....
Jeff South
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 26
Word of the Day: Candle Two days later voices woke Marty from a hydrocodone-induced sleep. The sound of Mason and Leslie conversing...
Jeff South
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 25
Word of the day: Tower Marty woke up. The pounding in his temple made sudden movement impossible. His entire body was consumed with pain....
Jeff South
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 24
Word of the day: Dawn Leslie ushered Pastor Buck out the door and urged him to not return. Marty’s disbelief covered his face and it...
Jeff South
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 23
Word of the Day: Flight Whatever was inside Leslie let loose a primordial scream, an awful piercing sound that dropped Marty and Buck to...
Jeff South
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 22
Word of the Day: Collide “I thought you said your wife’s name was Leslie,” Buck whispered. “Who is Terry?” Leslie remained seated. Her...
Jeff South
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Blogtober, 21
Word of the day: Mask Marty wasn’t sure about a church in an old strip mall in a part of town he hadn’t ventured into in a long time....
Jeff South
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 20
Word of the day: Thunder Leslie came home for lunch to surprise her husband with some afternoon delight since Mason was at school. A...
Jeff South
Oct 21, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 19
Word of the day: Church Tanner had more presence of mind than Marty, who had fallen into full panic mode. He ran out the front door,...
Jeff South
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 18
Word of the day: Mirror Tanner faced the chair and extended his arm. He aimed a black device with a meter display at the top toward the...
Jeff South
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 17
Word of the day: Necklace “Cursed objects can be defined a number of ways.” Tanner Mansfield led Marty through a maze of shelves lined...
Jeff South
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 16
Word of the Day: Gift haunted furniture Marty figured that was the best term for what he wanted to research. After all, he was sure that...
Jeff South
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 15
Word of the day: Flower Why Mason was sitting on the floor facing the chair was a mystery. He didn’t speak. He only nodded a few times at...
Jeff South
Oct 15, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 14
Word of the day: Time The days stretched one into another. Marty’s nightmares subsided, but he was in no hurry to use sharp objects...
Jeff South
Oct 14, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 13
Word of the day: Vision “Do you wanna talk about it?” Leslie rubbed Marty’s back as he rubbed the spot on his finger where the splinter...
Jeff South
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 12
Word of the day: Dance Leslie inched toward her shaking husband. She tried not to focus on the sharp steel blade in his hand or the way...
Jeff South
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 11
Word of the day: Crime Leslie debated as to whether she should be worried about Marty. His stubbornness made him a terrible patient when...
Jeff South
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 10
Word of the day: Proud Marty’s job as a leadership consultant only made sense to him. Describing it to friends or new acquaintances...
Jeff South
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Blogtober, Day 9
Word of the day: Magic The chair sat in the middle of the dining room, not the corner where it was originally placed by Leslie and...
Jeff South
Oct 11, 20201 min read
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