It's the time of year where I celebrate my X0th orbit around the sun! (Yes, the X was on purpose. I'm not giving away ALL of my secrets, lol. Suffice it to say, it's a big birthday.) I also share a birthday with my sister, so we celebrated by hanging out. (I'm actually writing this… Continue reading Happy Birthday Bash Giveaway the Beth-Way
Tag: short story
Dial E For Evil: Free Humorous Short Story–Enjoy…if thou so dares!
This short story was originally published in Tales From the Boiler Room (an anthology by Mighty Quill books.) The genre? Not horror. It's dark comedic fantasy. Enjoy! Wanted: Alive. That’s what the posters said in a bold twenty-point Times New Roman font. How much plainer could the message be? If Evil Overlord Crii Ba’al Kreios… Continue reading Dial E For Evil: Free Humorous Short Story–Enjoy…if thou so dares!
I Am Invention: A Short Story
I have included an audio reading of this story above the text. I'm no good at captions at the moment, so a transcript is how I roll. Sit back, turn up your volume, and enjoy! https://videopress.com/v/6Hr1epny?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true From tongue, to ear, to pen, to page: I spun a story. Not any old bit of gossip and… Continue reading I Am Invention: A Short Story
You are Cordially Invited to Run – A short story
Here's a flash fiction I wrote a while ago. Enjoy! __ "You are cordially invited to run. I'll give you a two-minute head start." I had found the note lying on the desk in the reading room at my library on All Hallows Eve. "It must have been someone's bookmark," I said, holding the paper… Continue reading You are Cordially Invited to Run – A short story
A Fairy Tale Intervention: A Short Story
Here's the first short story I ever sold (to AlienSkin Magazine.) Enjoy! Content advisory: Drug use. # “Pinocchio, you do know why we’re all here today, don’t you?” Dr. Gilganbach looked down at the wooden puppet, who was busily puffing on a joint. “Um…” Pinocchio looked around the room. Old Mother Hubbard and… Continue reading A Fairy Tale Intervention: A Short Story
Pride and Prune Juice
I'm feeling too lazy today to write a blog post, so you're getting a short story instead. Poor you. ___ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. It is also acknowledged that an old man in want of… Continue reading Pride and Prune Juice
A Freebie Friday = Random Writing
Unedited/uncensored writing taken from writing group over a week ago. Rough. Very rough. You have been warned. # He couldn't decided between the white and the black. One shirt screamed "Hipster! Goth! Beatnik!" While the other, also a button-up, said "Formal! Respectable! Promotion!" Henri wished the clothes on the rack would stop talking to him.… Continue reading A Freebie Friday = Random Writing
Beth Overmyer 