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Monthly Archives: October 2017

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Lonesome October Lit: Halloween 2017

October 31, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

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Hello, and Happy Halloween! Continue reading Lonesome October Lit: Halloween 2017 →

Poetry

A Friar Prevails on Father Grandier by John Grey

October 30, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

Confession is the best result
for all and while you’re at it, why not

reveal the names of your accomplices i.e.
aside from Satan, Beelzebub and Asteroth. Continue reading A Friar Prevails on Father Grandier by John Grey →

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fiction

Paradise Lost by Rae Gee

October 27, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

The sixties were the best time to be alive. The sun never seemed to set. The music flowed like water and love fluttered through the air like butterflies. Continue reading Paradise Lost by Rae Gee →

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Poetry

The Wicked Witch by Rachel Burns

October 23, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

The Wicked Witch

Wasn’t a figment of my imagination Continue reading The Wicked Witch by Rachel Burns →

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fiction

Evelyn’s Country Depot by Scott Hughes

October 20, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

+++ Nick steered a truck pulling a flatbed trailer a quarter-mile through a pecan orchard, and finally the house came into view: a two-story cottage, white with black shutters. Continue reading Evelyn’s Country Depot by Scott Hughes →

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Poetry, Uncategorized

Prayers from Dunwich by James H Duncan

October 16, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

Father, I’ve prayed
the noisome breathing
coming down the chimney
to stop, please stop,
I’ve prayed in your name
and mine Continue reading Prayers from Dunwich by James H Duncan →

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Poetry

Night of the Living Dead by Ace Boggess

October 13, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

Image Ten, et al., 1968

I’ve always thought graveyards the best place to begin,
like the one my young aunt & I played in as children: Continue reading Night of the Living Dead by Ace Boggess →

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Poetry

Let Cake Eat Them by Jenne Kaivo

October 9, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

I’m standing transfixed in the gaze of the cake. It has thick
Fondant tendrils that pulse. Continue reading Let Cake Eat Them by Jenne Kaivo →

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Flash Fiction

Parched by Nick Romeo

October 6, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

++++++“I think I have just enough fuel in the generator so we can watch the five o’clock news,” Mark says while he adjusts the rabbit ears. His boots echo from the steel flooring and walls as he makes his way to the couch. Continue reading Parched by Nick Romeo →

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Flash Fiction

Artists in the Underworld by Richard Wayne Horton

October 2, 2017 lonesomeoctoberlit Leave a comment

The town had been a river port. Barges filled with golden grain had steamed away. Ships filled with wines, pianos, furs and jewels had arrived. Continue reading Artists in the Underworld by Richard Wayne Horton →

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