I have written four spooky stories that have all been placed in different anthologies. Over the next two days I would like to share them with you.... The first Halloween story I wrote was for Naughty Nights Press. A short story called 'Cassandra' that I was delighted to have included in this fabulous anthology 'A Wicked and Wanton all Hallows Eve':
Excerpt:
The taxi pulled up outside Simon’s house. It was surreal, we joined the
throng of sexy witches and horny devils who all seemed to arrive at precisely
the same time as us. Everywhere you looked there was a sea of black, green and
red. There were other pussycats inside, but they were witches cats, all in
black with elaborate whiskers and fluffy long tails. I made my way to the
kitchen and helped myself to a glass of wine, leaving Scott talking to a very
uncomfortable looking Frankenstein in the hallway. I went through into the
lounge where many people were dancing. I hardly knew anyone. These were Scott’s friends.
I recognized one or two behind their disguises but l could tell no-one had a
clue who l was.
I started to dance, easing my way in to join the monsters already
strutting their stuff to the strains of Gaga. I was lost in the music, wiggling
and shaking. Three songs later l was still there, circling my hips and shaking
my blonde mane. I felt a smooth stroke across my butt and turned, expecting to
see Scott. It was another pussycat.
“Meow.” She said.
“Meow to you too.” I grinned.
“That’s a very unusual costume,” she continued, “A red and black
pussycat?”
“Pussies come in all colours.” I breezed, the pulsating beat vibrating
through my body. We faced each other and gyrated in time to the music almost,
in unison. I breathed her in, a powerful scent l didn't recognize.
Her eyes bore through me, a piercing green. Her cat suit was a smooth black
leotard worn with fishnets, her tail held upwards by wire. Whiskers had been
drawn onto her cute face. Her jet black hair cascaded over her shoulders and
flew outwards as she danced. She was shorter than me, pert round breasts
straining against the soft velour of her costume. When she spun around, arms
thrown outwards in the heat of the dance, l got a better view of that cute,
round ass.
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Next came a spooky story
with a castle as its backdrop. Written as a Yellow
Silk Dreams anthology 'Scarlet' was part of 'Behind
Stone Walls':
A juggler arrived on the
stage. He was a strange little man with very sharp features, wearing a court
jester’s hat. He began dropping his clubs deliberately and everyone was
laughing at him. Katy reached out her hand to the man on her left brushing
briefly against his arm without averting her eyes from the scene. The laughter
grew and echoed around the stone walls, Katy could hear her own laughter almost
as a separate entity coming from somewhere above her head. The jester came
closer and seemed to focus intently on Katy’s face. He seemed familiar to her
somehow, like a distant relative. She tried to remember where she had seen him
before and concentrated on his face. The room began to go numb around her as
she saw herself reflected in the jesters twinkling eyes. Once again Katy
imagined herself walking through the spring trees with the man she loved
holding onto her arm.
They stopped to view a
small gathering of birds pecking hungrily at the ground. The birdsong filled
the air all around them high up in the trees and all across the grand lawn.
Suddenly her suitor turned her towards him and kissed her softly on her waiting
lips. She gasped as she felt his tenderness turn to urgency as she began to
slowly respond. She parted her lips to allow his tongue to enter gently between
them feeling it nestle against her own, softly stroking along the sides. The
powerful sense of passion began surging through her veins and she trembled…
Back in the Castle and
still watching the juggler Katy shivered, she hugged her chest and waited
once again for her mind to settle. The juggling jester was staring
directly at her, his hat of bells dancing. It was as if he could read her mind,
as if he knew… Almost angrily Katy stood and left the room.
In the rest room Katy
splashed her face with cold water trying to calm her nerves. What was wrong
with her? It had to be the wine, she shouldn't drink so much, it was something
her friends had always been concerned about and this was precisely why. Katy
took a deep breath and turned around to check her reflection in the full length
mirror before heading for the door. Wow, she loved this dress! How could
it make her waist so tiny and her breasts so voluptuous? She knew she looked
stunning. Peering closer she thought there was definitely something different
about her face. Stepping backwards she covered her mouth with her hands.
It was her eyes! They were
different somehow. Leaning closer to the mirror she studied them hard. There
was no doubt about it her reflected eyes were brown, but how could that be?
Katy’s eyes were blue weren’t they? It must be the light she told herself.
Don’t be so ridiculous, nobody’s eyes changed colour, maybe they had always been
brown?
Her head began to swim and
her heart pounded loudly in her chest. Just at that moment Ellie entered the
bathroom.
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Join me tomorrow for two
more spooky tales from the pen of Gemma Parkes...
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