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.

The Kindness of Strangers

Dawn DeBraal·October 30, 2024

The Kindness of Strangers written by: Dawn DeBraal - “The last one there, is a rotten egg.” The kids around her took off running,,,

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·5 mins read

The Good Riddance

Maggie O'Brien·October 29, 2024

The Good Riddance written by: Maggie O’Brien One Samhain, an entire village set out to see If...

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·2 mins read

A Trip Back Home

Cody Knudson·October 28, 2024

A Trip Back Home written by: Cody Knudson - I never believed in ghosts. Growing up near New Orleans...

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·9 mins read

Mrs. MacGinny’s House

Tim Law·October 27, 2024

Mrs. MacGinny's House written by: Tim Law - “Jimmy can’t swing!” shouted the kids in the outfield. “Jimmy can’t bat!”...

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·10 mins read

The Monster Waited

Zach Zajac·October 26, 2024

The Monster Waited written by: Zach Zajac - Bedtime was more of a suggestion than a rule in the summer...

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·1 min read

Halloween Treat

Dawn Pisturino·October 25, 2024

Halloween Treat written by: Dawn Pisturino - The Van Emmerick house was the most feared house in the neighborhood...

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·8 mins read

The Watchman of Hallows’ Eve

Edward Wraith·October 24, 2024

The Watchman of Hallows’ Eve written by: Edward Wraith On Hallows’ Eve, when mystic moonlight weaves, Through...

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·1 min read

The Sweet Stakes Robbery

Jim Bates·October 23, 2024

The Sweet Stakes Robbery written by: Jim Bates - I knew for a fact that Mr. Zilcher’s magic candy would be just ...

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·17 mins read

Ralph and the Silver Bit

Alex Burton-Hargreaves·October 22, 2024

Ralph and the Silver Bit, a Ribble Valley Fairy Tale written by: Alex Burton-Hargreaves - In Deepest, Darkest Yorkshire, under the shadow of Pendle...

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·10 mins read

Ghosts of Halloween Past

Kelly Malleck·October 21, 2024

Ghosts of Halloween Past: A Legacy of Love and Traditions written by: Kelly Malleck - "Someone's burning leaves tonight,"...

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·7 mins read

House of Healing

James Hancock·October 20, 2024

House of Healing written by: James Hancock - I am fed to the darkness. The itch at the back of my mind...

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·4 mins read

Another Raven

MikeyDred·October 19, 2024

Another Raven written by: MikeyDred I took a gothic book of stories, full of pages black and...

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·3 mins read

No. 13 Tinsmith Circle

Esme Lee Wilmot·October 31, 2023

No. 13 Tinsmith Circle written by: Esme Lee Wilmot The air always smelled sweeter during Halloween. Even...

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·18 mins read

Eve of Halloween

Rain Alchemist·October 30, 2023

Eve of Halloween written by: Rain Alchemist @vinayak96052946 Don’t mind the groans, crackling of a few bones,...

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·3 mins read

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

Features

The Gift of Snowflakes

Up In The Sky

The Morning Star

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Dmitriy Belyanin

Spotlight On Writers – Miroslava Panayotova

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Up In The Sky

The Christmas Cottage

Where Could She Be?

13 Days of Halloween

The Kindness of Strangers

The Good Riddance

A Trip Back Home

Mrs. MacGinny’s House

The Monster Waited

Halloween Treat

The Watchman of Hallows’ Eve

The Sweet Stakes Robbery

Ralph and the Silver Bit

Ghosts of Halloween Past

House of Healing

Another Raven

No. 13 Tinsmith Circle

Eve of Halloween

Ghost of a Christmas Past

This is Our Christmas

The Great Christmas Caper

Up In The Sky

The Morning Star

The White Robe of Noelle

The Gift of Snowflakes

Paying it Forward

A Tiny Bell and the Christmas Miracle

Ode to the Birth of a King

Podcast 90 Degrees North

Santa Eats Ice Cream