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Saved

April 14, 2019 LittleFears22 Comments

Story by Aimer

A bump in the night,
It’s nothing, right?
Wind at the window,
Gusts at the door.
Shadows in the bedroom,
Were they there before?

An old farm house,
Creaking wood floors.
A musty bed
In an unused room.
A storm, mad rain,
Go to sleep, again.

A crucifix on the wall,
Across from the bed.
A voice in the dark,
A whisper in his head.
Have you been saved?
The shadows said.

Thorns on his head,
Blood on his ribs.
The pale figure moved,
First hands, then feet.
Stepped off the wood cross,
Floated down from the wall.

Sheets on the floor,
Feet on the stairs.
Heart pounding,
Door slamming.
Rain on his face,
He shouted back at the house.

Thanks, but I saved myself!

This week’s spooky Sunday collaboration was written by a regular in comments, Aimer of Aimer Boyz. Author, poet, odd-bod. Cheers for the spookies, Aimer!

Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Ruff Pup

April 9, 2019 LittleFears20 Comments

Brass Ep. 75

Copper spotted the sign for Vale Vineyards. “We’re nearly at Brass.”

“Know this place?” asked Fuen.

“I’d heard of it,” replied Copper. “The owner had a dog trained to sniff wine, checking its quality.”

“I see,” pondered Fuen. “So it was a Bordeaux collie.”

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Conquest

April 7, 2019 LittleFears9 Comments

By Jessica

Vermin loved the mattress. The mattress was warm, dark, sticky, plenty of dripping things for food. But Vermin wanted more. Vermin had dreams.

He felt more than saw the two swaying shadows fall across the landscape he wanted so desperately to conquer. Desperately, he broke out of the dark, he would have his prize!

Then the shadows fell, hard, and Vermin was pushed back. “One day,” Vermin cursed, “I will make it.” If the mattress could disagree it would, but it couldn’t. And that was just fine with Vermin.

This week’s Sunday collab was written by Jessica of The writing life of Jessica Halsey. A prolific writer and servant to two kitty cats. Cheers for the spookems, Jessica!

Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Bot Chipped

April 4, 2019 LittleFears13 Comments

Brass Ep. 65

They’d seen nothing but sand for seven hours. So, when Iron spotted a shine of metal up ahead she slowed down for a look.

They stopped next to the object and Copper leaned out of the window. A wrecked robot laid on the sand with its legs dipping beneath the surface. It looked like it had been attacked with at least fifty computer CPUs. “That’s a death that would have megahertz,” observed Copper.

Iron chuckled and Copper sighed. A clunk into first gear and they continued West.

Do you want to know what wouldn’t megahertz? A t-shirt being thrown at you. The great thing is, we’ve got a Threadless store filled with t-shirts, tanks and hoodies! None of which would ever-hertz!

Little Fears, little tees are available at this link’s destination: littlefears.threadless.com/

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Useless Paper

April 3, 2019 LittleFears23 Comments

Brass Ep. 63

Copper unfolded the map, wondering how much further the journey was. She sighed and turned the map so Iron could see it. Iron glanced across and saw an almost blank map. Just one road running north to south. No markings, no sign of Brass and no map keys. Just a blank sheet with a single road, going nowhere.

Copper folded the map up and tossed it onto the back seat. The only piece of paper less useful than that map was Theresa May’s Brexit plan.

Hah! Boom! Take that to the face, May!

Etsy thingy, for sellers (and buyers). I noticed yesterday, that free delivery on all items with free delivery now has a noticeable ‘free delivery’ highlighted with green under each item. Awesome.

I hadn’t noticed that before. Not sure when it appeared. Also, hey, look a that. Every print on my Etsy store, does indeed, have free delivery!

Obligatory Etsy store link: etsy.com/uk/shop/LittleFears

Photo by Clever Visuals on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Sea Pie

April 2, 2019 LittleFears21 Comments

Brass Ep. 61

They climbed back into the car and continued their journey. Iron noticed the seats were smaller and closer to the steering wheel. Copper sunk into her seat when she noticed the car had shifted from left-hand drive to right-hand drive. The duo looked to each other in silent acknowledgement.

With the turn of a makeshift key Iron continued driving while Copper rummaged through the glove box. She pulled out a leaflet with a skull and crossbones logo on the top. ‘Sea Sick Sams meal deals’ read the top of the leaflet. ‘Chicken pie, £12; vegetable pie, £9; beef pie, £15.’

Copper lamented the high prices and grumbled to herself, “ruddy pie-rates.”

Original photo by Arthur Aldyrkhanov on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Wood Bank

April 1, 2019 LittleFears16 Comments

Brass Ep. 59

Another few hundred miles and they found themselves in what was left of a forest. Most of the trees had sunk into deep into the sand. Even those that hadn’t, had lost all their leaves.

Iron nudged Copper and pointed out a cabin just off the road. They pulled up for a look and could see it had a banks décor inside. Tellers windows and a large vault door set further back.

Copper reached out of the car door and picked up a sign that read ‘Old Forest Bank’. “What a strange place for a new branch,” pondered Copper.

Photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Distant Sands

March 29, 2019 LittleFears18 Comments

Brass Ep. 58

From the theme park gates onwards, neither Copper or Iron saw anything resembling the world they had known for the next few hundred miles. Flat sand in every direction occasionally rose into dunes where there had once been dense forests. Townships were absent wherever marked on the map.

The lack of distractions let Copper’s mind wander back to the creature that had been watching them. It reminded her of a bird. Its piercing eyes was about all Copper could make out. It would certainly explain how it got onto the roof it was perched on.

Whatever it was, it had ruffled Copper’s feathers.

Original photo by Sean Thoman on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Tired Mice

March 28, 2019 LittleFears18 Comments

Brass Ep. 57

They drove on through the night, stopping only to scavenge fuel from other abandoned vehicles. They’d occasionally pass driving and recharge time between each other. They polished off a bottle of oil between them, leaving them refreshed for the day ahead.

As morning broke, a curious sight got Irons attention. The head of a cartoon mouse laid on the ground next to the gates of a theme park. Copper knew what it was and she wasn’t stopping for a look around.

It was a trap for humans owned by a mouse.

Sorry folks, I missed yesterdays tale and today I’m super late. Been sat about with only a mobile this last 24 hours. Great for browsing social media and blogs. Terrible for actually posting, haha. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow.

Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.

Car Pool

March 26, 2019 LittleFears32 Comments

Brass Ep. 56

They hopped in the car, continuing their journey to Brass in a tad more comfort than they’d become accustomed too. A rumble and roar came from the back of the car every so often. Sometimes smoke would billow out from the rear of the vehicle.

Copper checked the back seat and found a pack of earplugs. They certainly helped make the noise from the rear of the car more bearable, and driving was certainly better than walking all the way to Brass.

Iron just found it a little exhausting.

Shout out to Tre of A Cornered Girl for buying me a cuppa Ko-Fi yesterday. Thanks to Warren for the continued $10 Patronage.