DAY "11" OF THE HAUNTING

 

Photo by Sophia Müller on Unsplash

Olly Olly Oxen Free!

Olly olly oxen free. Hide and seek is over. I won. Why won't you appear? Death is no deterrent.

I hear your final words. Nightmares that haunt asleep or awake. You said you'd always love me. I remember your lovely whisper as blood gushed from my first slash on your delicate throat.

You even said you'd forgive me before my blade sank deep into your heart. And as I covered my body with your blood, you promised to always be mine. Forever and always, that's what you vowed.

Did you lie? Have you deceived me? Where are you, my love?

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100 words

Yolanda Renée © 2023

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MUAHAHAHAHA!

Another shift

to my murderous gift

one hundred words

for all you nerds!

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JOIN US ON OCTOBER 18 – 20

FOR ALL YOUR

HALLOWEEN FUN

FLASH FICTION, POETRY, NON-FICTION, PHOTO ESSAYS...
POST OCTOBER 18th - 20th

1. SUBMIT your name and URL to the list below starting October 18th to the 20th
2. POST your entry according to October's prompt "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"
3. USE WEP in your Title and the Poster on your page. Post your word count.
4. STATE feedback preferences and give positive feedback as requested. See WEP Critique Page.
5. SHARE THE CHALLENGE on social media. Tweets are ready on the WEP blog.

Open to all genres - 1000 words maximum 

Email Denise or another team member if you have more questions:

den.covey@gmail.com  yolandarenee@hotmail.com nilabose@gmail.com

1.	Denise Covey	7.	Shilpa Gupte	13.	Christopher Scott
2.	Yolanda Renee	8.	Roland R Clarke	14.	J Lenni Dorner
3.	Olga Godim	9.	Pat Garcia	15.	Ornery Owl (the ornery one)
4.	Nilanjana Bose	10.	Jemi Fraser	16.	Hilary Melton-Butcher
5.	Beth Camp	11.	Sonia Dogra	17.	Damyanti Biswas
6.	Kalpana M	12.	Jamie of uniquely maladjusted but fun

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The Dead Will Walk on Halloween!

 

Ghouls

There's plenty of ghouls

on land and sea

some drowned

others just tried to flee

from a life

long and hard

or a crime they didn't foresee

watery deaths

or bones

those murderers

buried deep

terra Earth

will always be discreet

but on Halloween

those spirits will arise

to remind the living

that evil thrives

and is always close by.

   Yolanda Renée  (C) 2021

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It's almost time for the "WEP"

OCTOBER CHALLENGE

You're Invited to SCREAM!

 

Scream

It's automatic

when danger is near

Scream

help will come

all will be well

 

Scream

at the injustice

scream at the liars

and anti-vaxxers who

spread the fear

 

Scream

when all else fails

release those pent-up emotions

scream when alone

no one will hear

 

Scream

 until hoarse

at the source

a nightmare

 or fright

 

Scream

as a captive unheard

or when

the hero is near

 

Scream

for sheer joy, good news

or to amuse

Scream

for fun and good cheer

 

Scream

Scream

Scream

that's our theme!

Yolanda Renee © 2021

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The WEP's October Challenge

Please join us for Scream

The Scream by Edvard Munch was a shoo-in for October - this challenge is devoted to the horror genre in honour of the Halloween/Samhain/observances of the other world spirits. Go as creepy as you like. But other genres are welcome too, there’s no genre police here, except that non-negotiable no to erotica.

This is a world renowned artwork symbolising the horror and angst of the human condition. It has since its creation in 1893, become an iconic representation of modern life. Read about The Scream here.

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian born artist who split much of his working life between Berlin and Paris. Mental health issues ran in the family, so Munch had occasion so observe its effects from close proximity. He was much influenced by Impressionists and post-Impressionists such as van Gogh.

The prompt is wide open to interpretations - who will it be that screams? And why – in pain, terror or exultation?

Will it be a human scream that rends the air? Or an animal one? Or a scream from another world altogether? Or will it be a cosmic scream of the planet?

A silent scream in colours, like the one Munch felt in a sunset sky above a fjord? Or an articulated one in sound and words? Just a gasp or piercingly loud? That’s up to you. We’ve got our ears cocked and ready listening for it.

A FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE! 

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED!