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Ghost in Chains

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Helen

ImageCredit: kawephoto/Shutterstock.com Here I remain Here I reside Your ghost in chains Latched to your side Your victim still My rosy breath A bloodless kill Your perfect death As once in life I suffered pain Your dutiful wife In death … Continue reading →

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Follow Me

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Helen

She said follow me into the forest. I heard her, so clear. Even though she, herself, was indistinct and never came too near. She wavered in the moonlight. I saw her shadowy form. And even though it frightened me, she … Continue reading →

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Mr Movie Man

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Helen

Please Mr Movie man Turn out the lights Show me the new release I will delight As all the actors dance Maybe they’ll sing I will be satisfied With anything If please Mr Movie man You just start the show … Continue reading →

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The White Lady

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Helen

After a while the people stopped visiting the house. It didn’t matter how grand the estate was, or what the purple prose of the advertising said. ‘Come see a place as close to Pemberley as you’d ever imagine’ they said … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Helen

I used to see her at night, when I was a child. My bedroom window looked out onto our quiet, suburban street. And I suffered from insomnia often, even as a child. I think I had too much energy, and … Continue reading →

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Wraith Woman

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Helen

Wraith woman, wraith woman Lurking at the door Wraith woman tell us What have you come for? Wraith woman, wraith woman Scratching at the door Wraith woman tell us Who do you implore? Wraith woman, wraith woman Every night at … Continue reading →

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The Hand

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Helen

I dreamt I saw a hand Reach towards me in the night I thought it but a dream But when I woke in fright It hovered like a promise Or threat before my sight I could not tell from who … Continue reading →

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Ever Upwards

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Helen

We called her ‘ever upwards’. She didn’t frighten us, and perhaps she should have, but when we first saw her we were about her age. Thing is, we were eleven or so years old then, and now we’re adults, but … Continue reading →

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Railway tracks

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Helen

She was seen first after the great railway crash of ’59. They called her the ‘ghost of the railway tracks’. No-one knew if she was one of the victims of that crash, though we all suspected it. But which of … Continue reading →

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The Girl in the Wall

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Helen

She would appear on full moon nights. Only in that one room, up in the attic, and only then. He only saw her because, on such glorious light soaked evenings, he wanted to be at the top of the house, … Continue reading →

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