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.

Grandpa’s Spooky Story

Kelly Malleck·October 29, 2023

Grandpa’s Spooky Story written by: Kelly Malleck What a freaky thing to wake up to two feet...

Halloween 13 Days of Halloween Featured Post Literature English

·16 mins read

Blood Moon

Aaron Grierson·October 28, 2023

Blood Moon written by: Aaron Grierson “Come to the dance with me,” she beckons softly from my...

13 Days of Halloween Featured Post Literature Halloween English

·17 mins read

The Seance

Dawn Pisturino·October 27, 2023

The Seance written by: Dawn Pisturino The heavy iron gates of Bellemont Cemetery stood open like silent...

Literature Featured Post Halloween 13 Days of Halloween English

·13 mins read

Shadows on The Moon

Roger Turner·October 26, 2023

Shadows on The Moon written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Now’s the time where magic starts to change...

Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Poetry

·1 min read

The War of Words

Criss Tripp·October 25, 2023

The War of Words written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp “He’s always been a better man, and an...

English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Literature

·19 mins read

Xibalba

Maria Lorenzana·October 24, 2023

Xibalba written by: Maria Lorenzana “What are you doing?” Lou asked as I picked her up to...

English 13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween Featured Post

·16 mins read

Sophie’s Joy

Carmen Baca·October 23, 2023

Sophie’s Joy written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author Little Sophie loved to read. Hours passed without her notice....

Poetry English Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

·1 min read

Your Trick is My Treat

Dawn DeBraal·October 22, 2023

Your Trick is My Treat written by: Dawn DeBraal @DawnDebraal Carl’s shoulders were being rubbed raw by...

Featured Post Literature Halloween English 13 Days of Halloween

·10 mins read

The Magic Rock

Jim Bates·October 21, 2023

The Magic Rock written by: Jim Bates It was the afternoon of Halloween when the bell rang...

Featured Post English 13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween

·8 mins read

Shivers

Emma Wells·October 20, 2023

Shivers written by: Emma Wells Are ghosts good judges of love? Some perhaps would deem them unacceptable...

Literature Featured Post Halloween English 13 Days of Halloween

·10 mins read

Jack of Lore

Phyllis P. Colucci·October 19, 2023

Jack of Lore written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot My siblings and I were always told to...

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

·2 mins read

The Magic in the Witch’s Cauldron

Jim Bartlett·October 31, 2022

The Magic in the Witch’s Cauldron written by: Jim Bartlett Greta uses two fingers to scoop up...

Literature Featured Post Halloween English 13 Days of Halloween

·15 mins read

The Candy Parade

RC Larlham·October 30, 2022

The Candy Parade written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Evening comes in semi-dark. “Mommy, can you fix my...

English 13 Days of Halloween Poetry Halloween Featured Post

·1 min read

The Family

Rawan·October 29, 2022

The Family written by: Rawan @RawanSaadeh8 I finally received my invitation by mail. Which was weird when...

13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween Featured Post English

·10 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

This is Our Christmas

Ghost of a Christmas Past

The Spy Hiding in the Bougainvillea

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Miroslava Panayotova

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

Ghost of a Christmas Past

Christmas Baking

13 Days of Halloween

Grandpa’s Spooky Story

Blood Moon

The Seance

Shadows on The Moon

The War of Words

Xibalba

Sophie’s Joy

Your Trick is My Treat

The Magic Rock

Shivers

The Magic in the Witch’s Cauldron

The Candy Parade

Broken Halo Blues

Cieder Muld and the Boy

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

The Leaves of Diablo

Creatures of Habit

The Spy Hiding in the Bougainvillea

This is Our Christmas

Criss-Cross Christmas

Last Christmas on Moravian Lane

An Old Man’s Christmas Eve

Maurice Chips AKA Father Christmas

Christmas at Macy’s