Starry Night
A Macabre Monday drabble (plus the weekly digest)
Stars blanketing pristine skies invite dreamers to dream. They guided ships anciently through seemingly endless oceans. Each star tells a story.
Of course, in the Macabre Monday realm, starlit dreams turn to nightmares. Their stories force you to lock your doors and turn down your blinds, all while praying that hidden monsters lurking among those stars aren’t staring back at you.
Kicking off this week’s Macabre Monday newsletter is a drabble (a 100-word story) that gives a sinister edge to starry nights.
Other kids nicknamed her “astro-nut” because Macey talked about stars nonstop. Every weekend, she begged her parents to take twilight drives to the cornfields to give her a clearer view of those distant twinkling orbs.
“One day, I’ll visit every star in the sky,” she promised.
Macey wished to take back her vow. She yearned to travel to the stars, but not like this.
Never like this.
Repeated kicks and screams failed to release her from the alien’s burly arms as her house faded away.
“Earth animals always fetch a higher price at market,” he said, wearing a sly grin.
The Weekly Digest
A selection of last week’s Macabre Monday Posts from our team.
Gather around our campfire as we highlight memorable stories and notes from last week’s Macabre Monday offerings:
A creepy microfiction from
details a trip into an Ohio forest and an encounter with a deer that takes a dark turn.
A bath, a confrontation with a rude patient, and a battle with a spider weave together to form Sometimes Things Sneak Up on You — a surreal tale from
If you’re a fan of Stephen King, Captive — a microfiction offering from
— won’t let you go.
A dead animal restores itself piece by piece while seeking creatures that hollowed out its bones in The Marrow — a harrowing tale from
.
Excess consumerism overrules death and creates a whole new nightmare in Soul Food — a new body horror tale from
.
Finally, congratulations to
for the inclusion of his story, The Waystation, in the upcoming third volume of Anthology of The Damned from TreeShaker Books.
Thanks for the mention John! And the latest development is that we now have a link for the Kickstarter (though it hasn't launched yet but should soon--and those interested can already click the "notify me on launch" button) : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/feyduelist/anthologiesofthedamned?ref=atpnc8
Thanks so much for putting this weekly digest together and I appreciate being included!