Black Thumb - Horror - 2,734 words
When I started this, I intended it to be as a sweet story about the friendship between a lonely woman and a cute alien, in the same kind of style as ET. It changed quite a lot in the writing, but I think you can still see that core idea. Especially if you think, as I do, that slugs are cute. Having a broad definition of the word sweet would probably help, too.
Curled around the cracked base of her abandoned flower pot is a huge slug, sleek and iridescent in the patchy afternoon sun. Once, she would have worried about how to get rid of it, but there’s no point now.
Read more in The Literary Hatchet
Congratulations on Black Thumb, Michelle Ann. I enjoyed it. I'm a fellow contributor to the issue. My tale is called Milk.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on Black Thumb, Michelle Ann. I enjoyed it. I'm a fellow contributor to the issue. My tale is called Milk.
ReplyDelete