Friday, July 10, 2015

DETOUR

PHOTO PROMPT © Stephen Baum


DETOUR

We'd been crawling for hours, the light ahead our only guide. I concentrated, imagining the cold beer, soft bed, and workshops.

The scarf wrapped tightly around my nose and mouth did little to filter the smell of blood, shit, or the decaying stench of wasting bodies.

Despite our efforts to carefully crawl over the dead below us. My gloveless hand always found that raw open wound, eye socket, or unidentifiable collection of tissue and fluids that would make my stomach lurch in revolt.

Zombie apocalypse my ass, the road to the 2016 World Horror Convention took a death defying detour!

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Yolanda Renee © 2015

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40 comments:

Sally said...

You made me cringe and then smile, great stuff.

Denise Covey said...

Egad my friend. I hope I can sleep tonight. You're getting this horror genre down a little too well.

Rochelle Wisoff-Fields said...

Dear YolandaRenee,

Not a pleasant crawl at all. Vivid descriptions.

Shalom,

Rochelle

Vinay Leo R. said...

Oh dear. I second Denise. I hope I can sleep tonight without the lingering visions of eye sockets!

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Deepa said...

Nice ending Yolanda :-)

Unknown said...

Not a detour I'd fancy!

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Ella said...

Whoa-I am awake now! lol Vivid, daymare-I love it~ I have missed you~ Do you really have popcorn at your house all the time-saw this over at the Ninja site. I wish I could visit~
How are you? I did start my book, but it is slow. I am tossing myself into teaching. Yes, my knees are knocking reading your words and the thoughts of public speaking~

Ella said...

Great job, you really did snap me awake, I have only had a few sips of coffee~
You had me at crawling and that photo-yikes!

Pat Hatt said...

lol my ocd would sure have a fit with that detour

Unknown said...

Cute!
Tay.

Jo said...

Yuk.

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Sally, thanks!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hey Denise, and that description is exactly why I can't watch this stuff on TV. :)

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Rochelle, Too vivid.Thanks for stopping by.

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Vinay, you'll forget by then, have a busy day! :)

Yolanda Renée said...

Hey Dee Dee, couldn't resist!

Yolanda Renée said...

Neither would I, thanks Rosey - Loved your contribution!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hey Ella, I've missed you too! So sorry about the early morning wake-up. But you're teaching? That is so awesome, congratulations. I too cringe at public speaking, but teaching - love it and for some reason doesn't hit me the same way. You're so talented, I know you'll have fun!

Yolanda Renée said...

Popcorn, always! Stop by anytime. Thanks!

Yolanda Renée said...

I think I'd just turn around and go home - Bram Stoker Award be damned. LOL

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Tay, thanks.

Yolanda Renée said...

:) I agree Jo, double yuk!

Anonymous said...

Grossly amusing and amusingly gross.
Either way, cool.
And not anonymous, but:
http://ceayr.com/

The Happy Whisk said...

You write these well, and I enjoy reading them.

dolorah said...

Loved the imagery :)

draliman said...

I was just thinking "ick, yucky and scary" and then your great last line :-)

Michael Di Gesu said...

EXCELLLENT!!!!

This was told so vividly in so few words... I felt all the atmosphere and creepiness...

Priceless Joy said...

Wow! Excellent! Loved the twist at the end.

Sandra Crook said...

Nice twist.

Susan Flett Swiderski said...

Aw, geez. Didja have to be quite so descriptive? Blech!!!! (Guess that means you did a great job with it, huh?)

Remind me to never go to THAT conference... :)

Yolanda Renée said...

Thanks ceayr, and no you don't show up as anonymous at all!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Ivy, Thanks, todays is a bit tougher. Thinking cap on! LOL

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Donna, LOL - thanks!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Alistair, yes icky and all the rest - but I figured a horror writer would enjoy it!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hey Michael! Thanks, I just took from the horror I hate. Funny thing I got up Sunday morning to find hubby watching Night of the LIving Dead. "NO, NO, NO!" I said, he turned the channel. Gosh I cannot stomach that story! LOL

Yolanda Renée said...

Thanks Joy, it just made sense, well, to me. :)

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Sandra, thanks!

Yolanda Renée said...

Hi Susan, sorry - it is a gross one. I would love to attend that conference, but I would not take that detour to do it! :)

The Happy Whisk said...

Oh my gosh, I remember when we were little, and told to put our thinking caps on and to tie them tightly under our little chins.

Gah Learner said...

That is very realistic cosplay for a convention. I'd prefer the beer and workshop, too. Great story.