13 Days of Halloween, series at Spillwords.com

A series, consisting of different authors and different literary works that embrace Halloween, and the spirit of this holiday.

Extra Parts

Rando Mithlo·October 31, 2021

Extra Parts written by: Rando Mithlo There she was sitting by herself again under the cold fluorescent...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·9 mins read

A Halloween Wedding

Phyllis P. Colucci·October 30, 2021

A Halloween Wedding written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot The fields are alive with October’s Mist Which...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Phyllis P. Colucci Poetry

·1 min read

The Boy

Stephen Herczeg·October 29, 2021

The Boy written by: Stephen Herczeg @HerczegStephen “Don’t know why they ignore me,” thought the boy. “Must...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·4 mins read

Midnight Messenger

Ken Gosse·October 28, 2021

Midnight Messenger written by: Ken Gosse Without a palindrome or plan I grabbed a nearby spray-paint can...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

The Circle

Esme Lee Wilmot·October 27, 2021

The Circle written by: Esme Lee Wilmot @EsmeWilmot Someone killed the lights, and a roomful of Halloween...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·3 mins read

Halloween

Richard Leach·October 26, 2021

Halloween written by: Richard Leach The witches swoop around all night Giving everyone below a fright Upon...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

Dues Paid on Halloween

Rod Marsden·October 25, 2021

Dues Paid on Halloween written by: Rod Marsden It was the last day Mr. Thomas Atwood would...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·10 mins read

Ghost Tour

James Dean Collins·October 24, 2021

Ghost Tour written by: James Dean Collins @TheGigconomist What happens when we die? Is there an afterlife?...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·28 mins read

Bedtime Monsters

Candace B. Johansen·October 23, 2021

Bedtime Monsters written by: Candace B. Johansen @eldarcj A kiss on the cheek and a pat on...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

Rattlin’ Bones

Susan DiPronio·October 22, 2021

Rattlin’ Bones written by: Susan DiPronio @pinkhanger I grew up on a dead-end street. Well, it didn’t...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·6 mins read

The Wizard and The Queen of Demons

Dennis Maulsby·October 21, 2021

The Wizard and The Queen of Demons written by: Dennis Maulsby Father Ignatius Patrick Donahey felt like...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·14 mins read

All Halloween

Eva Marie Cagley·October 20, 2021

All Halloween written by: Eva Marie Cagley @EvaCagley Ghost and goblins and trees that talk round the...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

Long Meg

Kate Aranda Nye·October 19, 2021

Long Meg written & narrated by: Kate Aranda Nye Do you judge me? You stand before me,...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

·6 mins read

The Great Pumpkin Ride

Phyllis P. Colucci·October 31, 2020

The Great Pumpkin Ride written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot The Midnight Ride on Halloween could not...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Phyllis P. Colucci Poetry

·1 min read

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

Features

The Shop That Buys Your Tears

The Dying Time

Going Dutch: A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Jackie Harvey

Interview Q&A With Elaine Nadal

Spotlight On Writers – Michael McCarthy

When We Stopped Holding Hands

The Shop That Buys Your Tears

29 by Greg Massey

13 Days of Halloween

Extra Parts

A Halloween Wedding

The Boy

Midnight Messenger

The Circle

Halloween

Dues Paid on Halloween

Ghost Tour

Bedtime Monsters

Rattlin’ Bones

The Wizard and The Queen of Demons

All Halloween

Long Meg

The Great Pumpkin Ride

I Didn’t See You There

When We Stopped Holding Hands

Oh! Women

The Real Cost of Coal

The Appendix

Going Dutch: A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets

29 by Greg Massey

Unaligned

No Pain, No Gain

Preble Rest Stop

The Pink Rose

Alone But Not Lonely