Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words.
With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.
DEEP WITHIN THE NATIONAL FOREST
Dev dug a deep hole, removing shovel-fulls of rich loam mixed with rocks and clay, then buried Leon. Given this remote location, his body would never be found.
As he prepared to leave, though, Dev thought he heard a faint sound, glanced over his shoulder, and flinched.
Leon was climbing out of the ground, and soon stood there, staring silently at his killer. The soil beneath the dead man churned as worms, larvae, and millipedes poured out. They slithered up his body, covering him head-to-toe.
Aghast, Dev turned and fled as fast as he could. But Leon tackled him from behind, knocking him to the ground.
More creatures emerged from the earth by the dozens, then the hundreds. They swarmed Dev, who thrashed around wildly, then vanished into the ground.
Now nothing remained of either man, not even bones.
Gabriella Balcom lives in Texas and writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more. She’s had 488 works accepted for publication and was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award. Clarendon House Publications published Gabriella’s multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, after one of her stories was voted best in a book. JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company released her romance, Worth Waiting For, which won second place in their 2020 Open Contract Challenge. Black Hare Press published her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publishing released Gabriella’s horror novella, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales.
Her Facebook author page: https://m.facebook.com/GabriellaBalcom.lonestarauthor
If you enjoyed this drabble you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash 2023 anthology.
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Great twist! ❤
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