The Tomato-Elevator and Other Weird Stuff

One year ago today, my shortest and weirdest horror story was published at MicroHorror. Though I can’t explain why, I’m actually quite fond of it. Here is “The Tomato-Elevator.” The Tomato-Elevator The tomato-elevator had accidentally produced a squash, again. The director would be displeased. The workers sought to find the hiccup in the mechanism, but dueContinue reading “The Tomato-Elevator and Other Weird Stuff”

Review: More Spooky Texas Tales

This post is part book review and part personal horror story. Enjoy!  🙂 More Spooky Texas Tales by Tim Tingle More Spooky Texas Tales includes modern versions of stories about such creatures as the chupacabra and “Skinwalker.” It wasn’t my favorite collection of horror stories, but it did have a few gems here and there. One memorable lineContinue reading “Review: More Spooky Texas Tales”

Pumpkins and Poetry

Today I’d like to share two little October-themed poems with you. “Harvest Moon” is my very first published poem. It appeared in the 2009 Texas Poetry Calendar, and was published under my maiden name, Carie Kinder. I wrote this poem in my head as I drove home from work one October night, the full moonContinue reading “Pumpkins and Poetry”