When Agnes looked down and saw the box on her doorstep, she opened her mouth to scream “Leave me alone,” but her soundless scream went unheard. She tried looking away but the box had her in thrall and wouldn’t let go.
The box radiated evil. Agnes had no choice. Evil or not, she had to open that box, but her arms hung limp at her sides, afraid to move.
— The End —
The flash word is “down” and the upper limit is 100 words. My offering is 69 words.
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Love this. You really need to ping back so I can get to these faster. 😉
I went to the Flash in the Pan page and tried but it wouldn’t let me enter a comment and I couldn’t figure out what to do or where to do it. I’m using Firefox and had the identical experience with Linux and Windows 7 Pro. Ideas?
You have to put a link to the corresponding page on M3 in your post. The software will produce the comment. Commenting by viewers is not allowed on the page.
Check out any of the blogs linked at the bottom of the page. They say what the word is, why they are writing, where to go for details and so forth.
Aha! Thanks Red. I’ll remember that for next time.
Very good…I could feel the fear…. Michelle
More, please. More. 🙂
Oh, oh my love this! I could feel the evil hanging in the air.
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I like it, it’s a very visceral sort of horror that reminds me of Lovecraft.