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October 2 question - Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What's your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine.
I shall combine this question with the following prompt and create a Haibun for your reading displeasure. Imma call this one Ghost Stories.
My early memories include my father reading A Christmas Carol. Scrooge's ghosts have stuck with me throughout my life.
I was a precocious child and a bit of a Wednesday Addams. By the time I was six years old, I was reading Edgar Allan Poe and my father’s collection of EC and Warren comics. I loved the horror hosts who, despite their fearsome appearances (and Vampirella’s scanty attire), were actually quite wholesome.
In my first grade classroom, there was a book about a haunted house with an evil spirit in a jar. I’ve never found another copy of this treasure.
being forgotten
never being recognized
forgetting oneself
Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay
What if Death shows up looking like Jeeves rather than a robe-wearing skeleton with a scythe? Would that make him less scary?
"Good evening, Ma'am. Would you care to follow me to meet your maker for a spot of tea?"
According to this picture, Death is a jellyfish-headed mothafucker with lobster claws for hands because I can't draw people. Or much of anything else, really.
As an added bonus, here's a text I received Monday morning.
Surely, there's no reason to suspect that it's phishing. Doesn't USPS always wish their customers a day filled with positivity and joy?
In other news, I've decided not to continue my attempts at building a subscription option on Ream. I've learned that Michael Evans, a genuinely good guy, was forced off the platform he founded. Instead, I intend to focus my subscription-building efforts on my Substack.
I wish the person playing the loud music with the repetitive rhythm that's giving me a headache would fall into a sinkhole along with their device of annoyance. I'm not the least bit sorry for wishing this.
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
Image by Rashid Asgher from Pixabay
Ornery Owl is working on making peace with her inner owlet.
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