Author Archives: Helen

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About Helen

I'm drawn to blogging as a way to share ideas and consider what makes us who we are. Whether it's in our working life or our creativity, expression is a means to connect.

Memory

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Helen

I don’t remember when I began to forget I’d been taken. Time melded in my place, the basement, so seamlessly that in the end my former life was but a dream and the walls around me prescribed my only reality. … Continue reading →

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Black Cat, Black Cat – Horror Nursery Rhyme

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Helen

Black cat, black cat Purring in the night Black cat, black cat Creeping out of sight Harsh cry, harsh cry As you must descend Sharp claws, sharp claws As you tear and rend Devil spawn, devil spawn Mewing at the … Continue reading →

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Broken Chair (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Helen

A desolate house and a single broken child’s chair was all the police found upstairs. The house had been deserted, clearly, for many weeks. The man who lived here was long gone, and only these memories remained. Underneath the house, … Continue reading →

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The Owl (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Helen

When the owl comes one of the children must disappear. All the townsfolk know this, and guard their children close every night in case the mystical sound of the owl calling, hooting as it descends, should reach their vulnerable ears. … Continue reading →

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My Dear – Horror Nursery Rhyme

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Helen

You are old my dear You are cold and drear To the devil your soul is sold it’s clear The clock will chime you’ll hear One more time this year Then be silent forevermore I fear (c) Helen M Valentina … Continue reading →

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Little Zombie Girl – Horror Nursery Rhymes

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Helen

Little zombie girl With you tongue unfurled Our survival hangs On your hunger pangs Little zombie child So debased and wild Hiding underneath With your grinding teeth Little zombie lost Such a dreadful cost Those that love the most Find … Continue reading →

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Infection (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Helen

They infect him with electricity. In the laboratory he was sedated but now, in day to day life, assaults come unexpected and unprotected. They are testing their limits, he knows. He knows everything about them because they are a virus … Continue reading →

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Birthday Choice (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Helen

She knew her father was different to other fathers. He was far more clever, and some say he had magic in his soul. And she was not like other little girls, she knew that too. How could she be, with … Continue reading →

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Flaming Tree

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Helen

At end of times The people come To see the flaming tree On porches dark Awash with blood They fall upon their knees And little hopes Are cut adrift By slow and harsh degrees The flaming tree Will burn the … Continue reading →

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Blue Roses (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Helen

He held the blue roses in his hand, petals falling with each moment he gazed from the castle window to the barren, winter land below. Only the harshest flowers survived here, though the woodlands were indeed lush. Blue roses, he … Continue reading →

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