My interview with Anne Greenawalt of WOW regarding my story
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My interview with Anne Greenawalt of WOW regarding my story
https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2024/04/interview-with-yolanda-renee-fall-2023.html
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the movie that inspires...
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU!
this
challenge is new
and
it's all for you
you
get to decide
what
movie
most
inspired
so
simple
so
true
what
made an impact
give
us the facts
the
skinny
the
tale
holiday
special or not
romance
mystery
sci-fi
or
horror
what
movie found your heart
gave
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influenced
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or
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YRS © 2023
***
IT'S AS EASY AS THAT!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Photo by 🇻🇪 Jose G. Ortega
Castro 🇲🇽 on Unsplash
November
1st
October
was a month of terror
for
all who enjoy being scared
a month
prepared
just
for you
a
plethora of poetry
31 days of
drabbles
and
shorts
to
prove I could
a
goal I set
and achieved
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
to you from me!
But
now
it's time to write
for
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
I've
a novel to finish
the
7th in a series
Murder
on Mount Fairweather
wish
me luck
it's
due to be published
next
month
so
I'll leave you alone
give
you a break
from
my endless spate
of
words that rhyme
I
know
you're
thinking…
IT'S ABOUT TIME!
😂
~*~
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
HAPPY NOVEL WRITING MONTH! (NANO)
Photo by Dr. Ina Melny on Unsplash
Ooops!
"It's a fake graveyard, for heaven's
sake," I yelled at the officer at my door.
"Then, please explain why we found your husband
buried underneath the fake zombie?" He answered with a question I had no
answer for.
I backed up into my living room and fell into the
easy chair. The officer followed.
Startled, confused, and unbelieving, I finally
understood. "This…this is a joke. You and Cooper cooked this up as a
Halloween prank. Didn't you," I said in relief. "Funny. Too, too
funny."
"No, ma'am, this is no hoax. Your husband is
being tended to by forensics now. He's definitely dead. The coroner confirmed
that just minutes ago."
"But how do you know it's Cooper?"
"Fingerprints. Plus, he called 911 last
night. Said we'd find him there this morning, and that you were
responsible."
"No," I said with a smile. "Cooper
couldn't have. I killed him two days…."
***
150
word Flash
Yolanda
Renee © 2023
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
How's
that for combining all three
poetry,
drabbles, and flashes
just
a bit of fun for thee
and
my gift for the month
of
Halloween!
Now some cuteness to end it all
on a very high note!
😇
Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash
Pay Attention
My
back might be turned.
no
need for concern
I'm
observing
as
I always do
the
many victims
that'll
get their due
are
you one of them
have you heeded my warning
or will all Hallows Eve
find you're one of them!
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
Photo by Jon Butterworth on Unsplash
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Another
dawn
and we're not gone
we
made a pledge
and
our word
is
our bond!
100 words
for all you nerds
who suffer coulrophobia.
MUAHAHAHAHA!
The
Perfect Child
They say you're safe during the day. But I can attest
that it's not true. At a carnival when I was two, a sweet-looking clown made me
smile. Then quickly disappeared with me in a pouch.
Twenty years later. I'm the clown. Red hair, red nose,
and a pouch ready to go. I can make them laugh too. And the perfect child I
will have soon.
But Mommy's overly protective, so I follow them home.
Distracted and on the phone, her sweet little guy will be mine soon.
One day he'll delight the crowds to find his perfect
child.
***
100
words
Yolanda
Renee © 2023
***
In case you didn't know
coulrophobia is the fear of clowns.
Not funny
Not
cute
But
neither is a clown
in an oversized suit
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Photo by Paolo Conversano on Unsplash
You Can't Hide
I've found your abode. It didn't take long. Your
heavenly scent was easily followed.
A lovely Victorian. I was shocked it was hidden so deep
in the woods. Please come out, my dear. The night is so beautiful. The moon is
high, and my hunger for you grows.
Don't fear. I could never hurt you. You'll be a
queen. You'll sit at my right hand and be mother to our young whelps.
We met by chance, but our coupling is blessed.
Please, dear heart, come to the door. Don't make me huff and puff and blow your
lovely house down!
***
100
Words
Yolanda
Renee © 2023
***
MUAHAHAHAHA!
Did
you expect it this time?
A
drabble instead of a rhyme?
I'm full of surprises
I've lots of disguises
You'll
see I've even more
I'll even the score
just me and my
ravens, forevermore.
***
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The fog is gathering again. Evil lives in its
depths. And I know I'm a victim. Last Halloween, while on my way home, the car
suddenly stopped. I had plenty of gas, and the battery was new. But no matter
what I did, the damn thing wouldn't start.
A mile yet to go. I could do that. I'd be home in
fifteen minutes. I gathered my belongings. Right before stepping out of the
car, I saw the fog. It was approaching fast. Blowing in waves like thick smoke
pushed by an otherworldly wind. There was no breeze, but watching it move belied
that.
I locked the car door and ran home. My heel caught
and broke. I kicked my shoes off and continued barefoot. Superstition about the
fog urged me forward.
But something grabbed me from behind. I was at his
mercy.
A knife slashed my cheek. I kicked backward and
somehow got free. I raced to the door, key in hand, and I was inside just as
the fog reached my porch. The clock chimed midnight.
I was bloody, but I was alive. And the fog had
disappeared.
Tonight, a year later, it's Halloween once again.
The temperature keeps dropping, and the fog has surrounded
my house. Death's come to finish the job.
The chill of fear brittles my bones. I close the
curtains, check all the locks, and return to the dining room to ensure the
patio door is double-locked. But I'd already done that several times. I was on
edge, unable to think straight. Terror had me in its talons.
As the clock began the countdown to midnight, I
breathed a sigh of relief. But then noticed the fog seeping in from every crevice.
Even locked doors wouldn't keep death out. He's come for me again. I ran to the
bathroom shower and turned on the cold water. Surly, cold water will kill the
fog and keep me safe. Just a few more chimes till midnight…
The next
morning:
"That psycho slasher has struck again,"
the police officer tells the detective as he walks into my house.
~~**~~
350
Words
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash
You
Are Warned!
You
see the sign
it's
not benign
we
gave fair warning
but
now you're mourning
yet
it was your choice
made
with your voice
"I
want to be scared!"
that's
why our notice fails
you
won't listen
you
fall for all that glistens
we
love to please
always
try to appease
as
we lead you deeper
we're
now your keeper
blood
is our nectar
bones
our specter
we
enslave a body
and
embody your soul
so
now that you're schooled
still
want to meet the ghoul
of
course, you do
especially
after drinking
our
special brew.
drink
up
drink
up
the
hour is near
never
fear we'll be here.
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
Photo by allison christine on Unsplash
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
Photo by Sophia Müller on Unsplash
Olly Olly Oxen Free!
Olly olly oxen free. Hide and seek is over. I won. Why won't
you appear? Death is no deterrent.
I hear your final words. Nightmares that haunt asleep or
awake. You said you'd always love me. I remember your lovely whisper as blood
gushed from my first slash on your delicate throat.
You even said you'd forgive me before my blade sank deep
into your heart. And as I covered my body with your blood, you promised to
always be mine. Forever and always, that's what you vowed.
Did you lie? Have you deceived me? Where are you, my love?
***
100 words
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
***
MUAHAHAHAHA!
Another shift
to my murderous gift
one hundred words
for all you nerds!
***
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Crazy
Faces
A bit silly, you say
but
give crazy its sway
there
are many ways
to
receive my gift
not
all are so thrilling
many
quite chilling
becoming a goon
howling
at the moon
seeing
ghosts
watch
out
fangs
could mark your host
a
wart on the nose
belies
the hostess with the most
deranged,
totally insane
is our sweet plain Jane
but this
time of the year
everyone's
a bit queer
get
ready, dear friends
for all that Halloween portends.
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
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FUN
Photo by MARIOLA GROBELSKA on Unsplash
Oh, The Fun!
The
days count down
my
numbers increase
my
smile lengthens
and
yours decrease
are
the signs getting to you
am
I making a dent
it's
the month of evil
my
haven
cheer
up, dear one
see
what you've won
dancing
bones
rotting
flesh
or
burning alone?
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
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FOR
ALL YOUR
HALLOWEEN
FUN
Photo
by Stephen
Kidd
on Unsplash
Did
you like yesterday's story?
shall
I give you the answer
or
make you wait another day
okay
you
win
a
drabble
one
hundred words
that
tells it all.
Black
Magic
When I woke, a blue bottle on the nightstand told me
the dream was true.
My lover's pillow was cold. What lie would be told
today? I hid the bottle in my pocket and went about my day.
He claimed work kept him but vowed his undying love.
His favorite dinner I served with the blue bottle powder
liberally spread. Would he now be my beau or a gargoyle of stone?
He ate, and a declaration of love was made. Photo by Donovan Reeves on Unsplash
Then the full moon rose and a gargoyle I owned.
MUAHAHAHAHA!
***
Yolanda
Renée © 2023
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