Stories
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The Rules: An Appalachian Trail Horror Story-Post 2
The Rules: An Appalachian Trail Horror Story By Howlietzer Part 1: Scene 2 The camera turns back on to reveal the campus commons, packed shoulder-to-shoulder with students celebrating the end of the semester. Music pounds through blown-out speakers. Students drink from red cups, others clutch beer bottles and sip generously, and, of course, someone is…
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The Rules: An Appalachian Trail Horror Story-Post 1
The Rules: An Appalachian Trail Horror Story By Howlietzer Part 1: Scene 1 Zoom in on a VHS player in an office as a tape is pressed inside. Then zoom out on the TV screen. The footage begins in darkness. A loud thud. Static. “Aw hell… it’s recording already?” said a young man. The camera…
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Free Write 3
I’ve been using Chat GPT to help me create my fantasy world. I’ve intructed it to give me prompts so I can work through some things. This prompt has taken me months to do. Nothing ever felt right and I’m still not sure if I nailed it. The Prompt Day 3 Prompt (Built From Your…
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Free Write #2
Something that I’ve been trying to do everyday is create this world I’m making. I have a world building book, and I’m working with ChatGPT on some writing prompts. I’ve been writing some stories that I call New Eden Stories. These take place in Appalachia country and include many of the cryptids and laws that…
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Free Write #1
Preface I was dreaming about this weird world this morning. The best I could figure for it was that the US collapsed and everything fell apart. But of course people adapted. I think when this happens, because it really is a matter of when at this point, it is going to suck for us still…