New Release!

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Allison Ketchell under paranormal, publishing, Uncategorized, WPaD

My story “Let’s Get Haunted!” is in this anthology, along with stories and poems from several fabulous writers!

E-book available now, paperback coming soon!

par·Ab·nor·mal /per.əbˈnɔːr.məl/
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Atypical paranormal fiction produced by Writers, Poets and Deviants.

A mysterious face beneath an icy lake is eerily familiar…
A chilling tour of a cemetery, guided by restless spirits…
A painting participates in a game of chess…
A witch embarks on a quest to retrieve a client’s missing heart…
A bloody knife appears everywhere a woman goes…
A beloved cat turns out to be much more than just a pet…

Enjoy these stories and more in WPaD’s tribute to the parAbnormal!

Don’t Look Back

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Allison Ketchell under 366FF, flexvss, ghost stories, halloween, microfiction, Uncategorized, VSS365, vssdaily, vssmagic

The endless #rain beat a steady #tattoo of #angst into the #pit of her stomach as she #wandered the house, trying to identify the strange cry. She heard a thump from the attic, but it was a #decoy. The real danger was behind her.

#vssmagic #366FF #flexvss #vssdaily #vss365

Camp NaNoWriMo Day One

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Allison Ketchell under Uncategorized

I started a new project this morning for July with a modest goal of 20k words. I won’t update word count daily here, but there may be less microfiction this month (although maybe not, as it’s great for procrastination!).

Insomnia

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Allison Ketchell under 366FF, microfiction, Uncategorized, whistpr

The #manticore is a #sly creature, paws padding softly on the grass, but I hear the swish of his scorpion-tail as he nears the back door. Closer, closer. I turn on the kitchen #lights and put the #kettle on since we’re both having trouble sleeping tonight.

366FF/#whistpr

Not the French Fries

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Allison Ketchell under flexvss, microfiction, Uncategorized

“Are you going to #finish those?” she asks. Well, this date is over. Stealing French fries is a dealbreaker. “Why didn’t you order your own?” I snap. She gives me a look that could break glass. “I was going to stack the #plates for the server.” Oh, God, she’s perfect. #flexvss

Josie on Patrol

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Allison Ketchell under briefly write, microfiction, Uncategorized, whistpr

#Journal Entry #73: Old Mrs. Field walks to the mailbox. Opens it. Looks disappointed. Glances up and down the street. What is she #waiting for? She waves to Mr. Peters. He looks shifty. She’s looking this way! I think she knows I’m onto her.

whistpr/#brieflywrite

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