The Vampire Car (Short Story) - 11/6/2018 6:22:32 AM
I love the way you play with a man's fear for his youth and mortality against what goes bump in the night. Well played.
The Vampire Car (Short Story) - 10/18/2018 10:27:33 AM
I'm not much for vampire stories. But I am interested in ghost vehicles like portrayed in Duel and Christine. Wrote one myself recently and posted it here, called Hitch Bitch. As I read I found little evidence of any vampire, even in all the accounts of the past, until the last couple paragraphs. The device of the choice between looking back and looking forward is quite interesting and is the essence of the story.
My twin brother and I had just had motorcycle fenders mounted on the exposed front wheels of our 35 Ford Hot Rod with a Cadillac engine in a small town. We then stopped at a local body shop, finding out that we could paint the gray primer orchid for as little as $35. A good deal that I expected to do soon.
On our way home, I drove up on a guy doing about 75 mph. I was getting ready to pass, when he pulled off onto the shoulder to let me go by. That never happened before. I guess he saw us coming up fast in the rearview mirror and got scared. ;-)
Ron
The Vampire Car (Short Story) - 10/18/2018 3:35:41 AM
Horrific as the unknown prospects of one's future may be, you can't look back. I enjoyed the ride along those country roads.
Dante's Ascent (Short Story) - 10/26/2016 10:44:53 AM
From experience, I know dreams can be quite grotesque. But this story takes the cake. You certainly ran a gauntlet of strange and sometimes, wonderful experience that this couple met with after taking some powerful sleep medicine. One could blame it on the medicine or the anxiety over the wedding itself and its implications. But the property owner seeming to give advice to the couple would lead one to believe that the cabin itself was creating the vivid dreams.
The conclusion is quite nice… Drawing everything together in a nicely wrapped ending.
Ron
The Framed Hall (Short Story) - 9/17/2016 4:59:34 AM
I am with you on those story contests. I'm beginning to believe that they are run by organizations and people who want to give awards to their own writing and read others' work so that they can plagiarize some of it.
From what I read, this is a story contest winner. It's beautifully written and very true to the stupidity of college life. It's amazing that these characters sometimes end up holding high office or become very successful in business. This is certainly a satire of the way students behave and I'm quite certain you used some of your own college experience in the story.
I'm not much for mysteries, but I enjoyed this one. Finally, I find that a "hall ball" has an entirely different meaning. ;-)
Ron
The Framed Hall (Short Story) - 9/17/2016 12:48:00 AM
How Barry Manilow's music could get anyone pumping, is beyond me--let alone college kids! But, that and all of the other shenanigans make this a great story. The dialogue is also engaging. It's about time someone thought of gluing Felix's leg.
