A story in the Beyond the Wall of Sleep Universe Part of Gothic Horror Challenge
New Orleans used to be a city of elegance and beauty. It's all gone now, and instead of laissez les bons temps rouler, I get the leftovers from a Cold War era gulag. Except sometimes, I see things. Hear things too. A brass band leading a funeral procession. A whiff of magnolia. The whisper of live oaks draped in Spanish moss. I don't know what's real anymore. And I can't get out.
What happens to the spirits of murdered children? Can their spirits re-enter the world of the living? Is there a way for them to get revenge on their murderers? Some think spirits of the murdered can return to the world to seek vengeance. If they can, how would the ones who want vengeance learn to do so? Join Carol as she learns about 'The Grotto' and many other things.
A girl find Santa in her house on Christmas Eve night and she and her mother gets pulled into an exciting night resulting in little Christmas miracles.
What starts as a happy swinging couple turns tragic. Faced with racing his daughter alone, a father does his best. As she becomes an adult, he turns back to swinging, and attends a Halloween party with a sinister plot. Little does he know that karma can be a royal bitch. Shock, acceptance, and then a double shock rocks this father/daughter team.
I should never have agreed to coach a soccer team of 15-year-old girls. I knew it was like a drunk being hired as a bartender or a bank robber working as a security guard. But when my niece asked me to help with her team, I couldn't say no. She wasn't just my niece; we were also... well, no spoilers. Note: Story tags will be updated as more chapters are posted.