Mary Lynne
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Nonfiction writer dabbling in fiction. Book lover, amateur artist, hobby-level grandma.
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If Walls Could Talk
If walls could talk, quiet moments meant only for you would be witnessed by another. A little girl, playing with her dolls. Acting out the confusing moments that she assumes is just adult behavior. Her voice elevates to just above a whisper to make sure she is still only in her world and not noticed upon the ears of her mother. All the nights with eyes wide open, pretending to be asleep but unable to contain the excitement awaiting her when morning comes. If walls could talk — I could say a lot.
By Mary Lynne3 years ago in Fiction
The Death of the Moth
“Just as life had been strange a few minutes before, so death was now as strange.” - The Death of the Moth, Virginia Woolf The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Annie saw this through her binoculars. The only lights she ever saw from across the lake were the tiny flashes of fireflies, but it was too cold outside and this new light did not move. The house across the lake has been sitting empty for as long as Annie, who had been here for a majority of her summers and a few of the winters, could remember. It was a beautiful lake house that sat on a few acres of land, taking up a majority of the lakefront property. She appreciated that the house never sold and nothing could be developed instead. Annie enjoyed the peace that she got out here. The house was the biggest on the lake. It was built back in the day as a hunting club for rich folks from the city. The current owner is an older gentleman who lives across the country and never visits the house. She heard from folks in the area that he left the house about forty years ago and hasn’t visited, or kept up the property, since. Annie joked that the place was haunted, why else would you just let a beautiful cabin on the lake, secluded and surrounded by nature, just sit there?
By Mary Lynne4 years ago in Horror
