Jo Carroll
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Jo Carroll is an avid writer who dreams of publishing exciting stories, but until then she isn't giving up her day job. She's published poetry in Jitter, Three Line Poetry, and 50 Haikus; and short stories in Shepherd Magazine.
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A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Hell Today: Chapter 1
I Get a One-Way Ticket on the Southbound Train This wasn’t quite how I imagined my promotion. Oh, it’s not like I was picturing champagne and cake and party hats or anything. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t expecting much at all. Promotions don’t tend to go noticed in my line of work. Usually, though, it means you’re heading to bigger and brighter things. Higher pay, a better office, prestigious assignments, greater recognition, that sort of thing. Not for me.
By Jo Carroll4 years ago in Fiction
The Oneironaut
I knew it was a dream the moment I opened my eyes. I almost always do. There’s nothing about the dreamscape that’s strange to me now, but that wasn’t always true. When I was a kid, I had terrible nightmares, the sort you can only escape by waking up—usually screaming. There’s a reason for that, of course. A dark and twisted reason which rational adults refuse to entertain. But then one day I learned how to take control, and I officially became a weaver of Oneiria: The plane of dreams and nightmares. Within it, I no longer have a reason to fear.
By Jo Carroll4 years ago in Fiction
