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halloween special: short story

halloween special: short story

I don’t write horror, but some of my deepest fears have a way of clawing their way into my imagination. This short piece poured out of me in one intense writing session about three years ago (and I did have a nursing baby at that time).

I’ve never known what to do with it, but, well… here’s Exposure. It’s hard to share this one because it is disturbing to me.

Filed Under: personal, short stories

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  1. Jo Anderton says

    October 31, 2011 at 6:18 am

    Oh, this is a good (disturbing) story.

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  2. Prue says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    I found it sad rather than disturbing.
    It conjoured up beautiful pictures in my mind, especially of the babe πŸ™‚

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    • Rabia says

      October 31, 2011 at 7:19 pm

      *nod* It’s not quite as horrific to me as it was when I first wrote it. But it still disturbs me.

      Reply
      • David says

        October 31, 2011 at 9:20 pm

        Still creeps the stuffing out of me.

        Reply
        • Rabia says

          October 31, 2011 at 9:37 pm

          Hee. You have the added factor that the person who wrote this is YOUR wife. *cue the eerie music*

          Reply
  3. May says

    January 25, 2012 at 7:42 am

    Finally got round to reading this. What a sad story.

    I must bookmark your blog!

    Did you stop using LJ altogether?

    Reply
    • Rabia says

      January 25, 2012 at 12:17 pm

      I haven’t posted to my LJ in ages, and I barely remember to check out my f-list. I didn’t make a conscious decision to abandon it, but that’s what happened. πŸ˜› I was only going there to check out your and Miqa’s blogs, anyhow. I need to find another way to keep up with you two. πŸ™‚

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