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.

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...

English Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

The Circle

Esme Lee Wilmot·October 27, 2021

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

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...

Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Poetry Halloween

·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...

Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Literature English

·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?...

Literature Halloween English Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

·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...

Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Poetry English

·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...

Halloween 13 Days of Halloween English Literature Featured Post

·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...

English Literature Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

·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...

Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween Poetry English Halloween

·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,...

Literature Halloween Featured Post English 13 Days of Halloween

·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...

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

·1 min read

Spirit of The Corn

Richard Prime·October 30, 2020

Spirit of The Corn written by: Richard Prime Travelling home from a day at a client site,...

English Literature Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

·7 mins read

Into The White

Troy DeFrates·October 29, 2020

Into The White written by: Troy DeFrates As we wake to the whispering white the first hard...

Poetry Halloween Featured Post English 13 Days of Halloween

·1 min read

A Tale from an Eyeless Face

Bruce Rowe·October 28, 2020

A Tale from an Eyeless Face written by: Bruce Rowe The little girl stared in horror at...

Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Literature

·5 mins read

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A textbook example of nominative determinism, Lou Storey has always been a storyteller, a fact well illustrated in his art and in his writing. His careers have reflected that as well, first as a creator of idea-based exhibitions for museums, and later as a psychotherapist employing narrative therapies. His art and his writing share qualities of rich texture and detail, examining our capacity to be absurd while allowing a measure of forgiveness for our foibles. Storey and his husband Steve retired in 2021 and moved from New Jersey to Savannah Georgia. “We love everything about Savannah, it is like a city that looks like a park and thinks it’s a small town. Best of all, we can grow bananas in the backyard!”

Treats Only, Please! by Lauren Scott

Creepy cackles from tall, looming trees
startle their jumpy heartbeats as they walk.
Shadows discreetly follow the echoes
while they timidly proceed down the block.

Young voices repeat with conviction,
“It’s just a night for entertainment.”
There’s no need for goosebumps and fear
as their eyes focus on the cracked pavement.

Undeniably sensing they’re not alone,
many follow in their hesitant footsteps,
eager to reach doors and push doorbells
but afraid of frightening special effects....

Features

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Spotlight On Writers – Joseph F Coniglio

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Amana Memories

The Stairwell

13 Days of Halloween

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

Spirit of The Corn

Into The White

A Tale from an Eyeless Face

Lower Strata

On Being a Modern Dead Person

A Slave to War

Edith’s Epiphany

Sunbird

Interview Q&A With Lou Storey

Tattered Byrds

Fog

El Retrato de la Boda

Autumn’s Lights

Aphorisms

Angels in our Midst