Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 11

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Arts and crafts … THE FOURTH WISH Tamra Triplett was thinking about what would happen […]

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 10

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Dressing up really fancy for not fancy dinners … TEA PARTY We didn’t always dress

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 9

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Kitchens … SPOTLESS In the middle of the night I got up and looked into

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 8

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Free Samples … FREE SAMPLE Death was at the mall passing out free samples of

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 7

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Making Lists … LISTS 1% milk Yellow cheese slices Plain nonfat yogurt White bread Salted

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 6

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Museums (preferably art museums) … POP-UP The museum appeared suddenly, without notice, in the old

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 5

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  The smell after it rains. … DON’T Don’t trust anyone with a banjo; don’t trust

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 4

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Random Acts of Kindness. … THE CURSE You’ve always had problems containing yourself into the

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 3

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Unexpected Friendships. … GETTING OVER IT Mom and me and Princess Cookie were riding

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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 2

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Bookstore. … FINAL CLEARANCE EVERYTHING MUST GO For years I lived next to a

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