Passing Time: Nine Short Tales of the Strange and Macabre
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Book Blurb
Nine dark fiction stories that may just
give you nightmares.
A man lives to regret Passing Time.
A father will do anything to save his son in Expiration Date. An author
finds out her worst nightmare is back in The Devil’s Song. A woman gets
more than the claim fee when she takes out vampire insurance in Luna Black.
In Dining in Hell, the Death Valley
Diner becomes the wrong place to stop.
A serial killer wants to add another file to
his collection in The Vegas Screamer. In Eating Mr. Bone, an
undertaker could meet an unfortunate end. A con man meets his first ghost in Land
of the Free. And will truth finally be set free in The Letter?
Excerpt from The Devil’s Song
I cover my eyes. “You’re not real. You’re
not real!” I scream, stumbling backwards into the kitchen. The radio springs to
life, and my favourite Vangelis track Tales of the Future begins playing
at an ungodly volume. I reach for the volume control–but the radio is flung
sideways out of my reach. It is impossible to cover both my eyes and ears, so I
grasp the power cord and yank it free. The only sounds left are my beating
heart, rapid breathing, and the continual chanting of the crows.
When I dare look again, the bureau
is positioned under the living room window, my laptop upon it, and a ream of
paper to the left. My writer’s mug–the one I smashed in joy when the last
manuscript was finished–sits in one piece to the right. And a fire now blazes
in the hearth, throwing an envelope of burning heat in my direction.
A voice–the one
belonging to the scared author–has confirmed my worst nightmare is back. But a
new, firmer, stronger voice tells me I cannot let history repeat itself. The
new voice’s anger rises from deep within me and pushes away the fear that has
choked me into silence. I cannot let my villain return to printed form.
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About The Author
A life-long addiction to reading science
fiction and horror, meant writing was the logical outlet for Ellie Garratt’s
passions. She is a reader, writer, blogger, Trekkie, and would happily die to be
an extra in The Walking Dead. Her short stories have been published in
anthologies and online. Passing Time is her first eBook collection and
contains nine previously published stories. Her science fiction collection Taking
Time will be published later in the year.
