The rules are to write about ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Old Hallow's Eve, Dia de los Muertos and Halloween. They can be scary, funny, or anything in between.
Each post should be less than 1000 words if possible.
Here are the participants for this month. Please be sure to check out their Otherworldly stories as well!
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randi.lee
Aranenvo
pyrosama
hilaryjacques
meowzbark
slcboston
areteus
dolores haze
SuzanneSeese
Orion mk3
Linda Adams
Alynza
BBBurke
SRHowen
Damina Rucci
CJMichaels
wonderactivist
Lady Cat
xcomplex
debranneelliot
bearilou
bmadsen
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Otherworldly
They fear my amber eyes that glow beneath the moon,
They fear my sharp claws that scrape and squeal of an ear shattering tune.
Perhaps it's the ancient folk tales from my past,
Or it could be the blood dripping from my teeth of the vermin that wasn't so fast.
I've seen them all startle and shriek as I pass on by,
Darting the other way and telling themselves one big lie.
They refuse to come near me and cringe when I pass through,
I hiss through my fangs and wish I could change my repulsive hue.
You see my dears, my coat of dark fur is sleek as midnight,
Glistening like black pearls beneath the waning moonlight.
On nights like Halloween I prowl and haunt the streets,
Especially when the children are begging for their tooth-rotting treats.
They are quite the easy prey those tiny little ones,
Clutching their treat bags with their sweaty little palms.
But what is this? Does one dare actually approach me?
A child dressed with my hideous fur, how could this be?
I hiss at her with a deep growl and prepare for a fight,
Why would she even step near me on this dreadful night?
But then her voice whispers as cautiously as can be,
And I hear her softly call to me, "Here kitty kitty."
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Haha! I totally feel like I cheated on this one. :) We've been passing around the flu in my house which in itself has been "Otherworldly!"
Thanks for reading!
©Alynza Smith 2012
I liked it, short is nice sometimes.
ReplyDeleteInteresting take on the subject. I love the disdain the narrator has for the Other and how it is red of tooth and claw.
ReplyDeleteWow. This is great! Nicely written, Alynza. Love it, love it.
ReplyDeleteOh how cute! I never saw the ending coming, but that's truly spectacular! I love your graphic too. Maybe that's what started me off on the whole werewolf path.
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Great!
ReplyDeleteI knew cats were evil.
Enjoyable reading, and a cute/clever ending. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI was totally thinking werewolf at first, but then I started to suspect. Nice work! You have a talent for crafting clever lines that rhyme.
ReplyDeleteChildren really are fearless, aren't they? At the beginning I thought it was a werewolf, but I like a cat even better. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the kind words everyone!
ReplyDeleteCreepy story. I wasn't expecting that ending.
ReplyDelete"Here, kitty kitty." Great ending!
ReplyDeleteHehe, cats. How they see themselves vs. how we see them. As a dog person, I approve.
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Usually it's caused by the passion communicated in the article I looked at. And after this post "An Otherworldly Blog Chain". I was actually excited enough to write a commenta response :-) I do have a few questions for you if you do not mind. Could it be just me or does it seem like a few of these comments look like they are written by brain dead individuals? :-P And, if you are writing at other social sites, I would like to follow anything fresh you have to post. Could you make a list all of your shared pages like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?
My homepage: 5 htp
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