The first appears, then another. Soon the creatures are gathering; forming an indecipherable mass as each blends into the next. The assembly grows as evening deepens. They believe the shadow of late dusk masks their movement, but their eyes give them away – wet, shining, filled with hatred and unshed rage. One breaks from the pack, just one. It thinks itself brave as it postures for the others; foolish is a far more apt term. We stand at the ready, waiting for the melee to begin. As the first rock is hurled, the murder descends.
∼ Nina D’Arcangela
© Copyright Nina D’Arcangela. All Rights Reserved.
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Nina D’Arcangela is a quirky horror writer who likes to spin soul rending snippets of despair. She reads anything from splatter matter to dark matter. She's an UrbEx adventurer who suffers from unquenchable wanderlust. She loves to photograph abandoned places, bits of decay and old grave yards.
Nina is a co-owner of Sirens Call Publications, a co-founder of the horror writer's group 'Pen of the Damned', founder and administrator of the Ladies of Horror Picture-prompt Monthly Writing Challenge, and if that isn't enough, put a check mark in the box next to owner and resident nut-job of Dark Angel Photography.
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Concise, dark, and fucking awesome!
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Thanks, Lee! 😀
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Yes, excellent! (as ever, of course) Is it fitting to compare this to what happened at the Capitol? I raise my hand, yes.
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Thank you, Marge!! The piece wasn’t written as political observation, but I suppose it fits – which is rather unfortunate. It’s actually a flash piece about a murder of crows attacking obnoxious, privileged teenagers who don’t understand boundaries or common decency with the simplest of things…nature. Many thanks once again, my dear inky one! ❤ 😀
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Terrific.
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Thank you, A.F.! Quick and punchy!! 😀
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Wonderful how it evokes a much larger world
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Thank you, Charles! I enjoyed writing this one from the reverse perspective. 😀
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