Author Archives: Helen

Unknown's avatar

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.

(Flash Fiction) Old Friend

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Helen

She missed her old friend. As a child she was told he was imaginary, but she knew better. He dwelt above her bed head, in the corner crevice of the ceiling,  and would emerge when it was only her there … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror Flash Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Schadenfreude – Thirteen

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Helen

David felt disappointment collapse in his chest, a trickling that turned quickly to what felt like a gushing of blood in his chest cavity. It was physical, this reaction, it was sickening. Could she be persuaded to see someone else? … Continue reading →

Posted in Schadenfreude, Serial Horror Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Others – Thirty

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Helen

“Isn’t it beautiful?” Gabriel repeats, this time in real-time. I’m speechless. He seems to understand. We all continue to watch the last few shots of the film. “So, there’s our present to you Peter. We’ve got your revenge on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Serial Horror Stories, The Others | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

(Flash Fiction) The Dream

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Helen

He saw her in the dream. She was darkness, a shadow, always a willowy wisp of negative light. But she was a siren, in any case, calling to him. Sometimes he thought he remembered her from somewhere. He felt, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror Flash Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Schadenfreude – Twelve

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Helen

David knew Claude’s bistro quite well. Two years before he’d worked in a less celebrated accountancy office and it had small rooms tucked away in York Street, so he would often get out of the depression of the place and … Continue reading →

Posted in Schadenfreude, Serial Horror Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Others – Twenty Nine

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Helen

“We’ve worked out how not to see each other when we don’t want to,” Gabriel is saying down the lens, ‘Just for the dramatic effect of the film, you see. And you’re right, Roger was a cheap bastard. He has … Continue reading →

Posted in Serial Horror Stories, The Others | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

(Flash Fiction) Broken Birds

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Helen

He liked them brittle. Little, broken birds. And if they were not like that at the beginning, they would surely be that at the end. So he liked the endings best, the final cuts, the final parting words and pleadings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror Flash Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Schadenfreude – Eleven

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Helen

‘Andrew’s office,’ a girl breathed down the phone. She sounded young. She was probably pretty, and small. David imagined that would be the pre-requisite for employment with Andrew. He wondered if she might be ‘the girl’. ‘Tell him it’s David, … Continue reading →

Posted in Schadenfreude, Serial Horror Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Others – Twenty Eight

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Helen

  The first shot is of Gabriel and Natalie waving hello to me, excited like children. They looked about ten years old in that moment, like little demon seeds on acid. But they were beautiful of course and completely irresistible. … Continue reading →

Posted in Serial Horror Stories, The Others | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Schadenfreude – Ten

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Helen

Elevated on the sense of success in his pursuit of Schaden, David felt confident in other pursuits. It was almost midday at the office. He’d done two tax returns for clients with more money than sense or morals, and found … Continue reading →

Posted in Schadenfreude, Serial Horror Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments