That’s how my short story, “Darkness Follows,” begins. With a drink and a memory and a knock at the door. I first started this story in 2016 during a Writers’ League of Texas workshop. It was just a page of notes then, but it soon grew into a full story. I titled it “Knocking” andContinue reading “Darkness Follows, Then Laughter Follows After”
Tag Archives: Horror
Reasons to Celebrate
Life is still weird, and some days are hard, so it’s especially nice when you find a few reasons to celebrate. September has gifted me with some good ones. Reason to Celebrate #1: FALL The official start of fall is still a few days away, but last week the Texas summer took its leave. TheContinue reading “Reasons to Celebrate”
Ghostly Tales
I love ghost stories. That’s probably a side effect of being born on Halloween. While I’ve never seen an actual ghost, it’s not for lack of trying. When I was a kid, my friends and I used to spend our October evenings waiting until it was dark so we could go throw rocks at theContinue reading “Ghostly Tales”
Carie Juettner 