Tiny Tales of Everyday Horror
I’ll come right out and say it: even though I am an animal lover, moths are not high on my list. But in my defense, there is a story here. Years ago, when we came back from a family vacation in Sweden, we noticed when we finally collapsed on the couch after unpacking the family […]
MoreA co-worker told me a story of how her dad grabbed super glue instead of eye drops. It has made me extra vigilant any time I use them. That, however, did not stop me from using Clearasil to brush my teeth that time we were trying to use up the travel tubes of toothpaste. As […]
MoreProbably Merry Christmas, but let’s let you be the judge with these perplexing holiday gifts… -My mother-in-law likes to get us wearable blanket-capes. Seriously, we’ve gotten them more than once. -I got a lacquered box with a naked woman on the lid… from my mother. -My aunt likes to knit vests for the whole family. […]
MoreI don’t remember when it happened, but it was cold, I know that. I was sleeping. My hair was long at the time and I had it in a sloppy pile on top of my head. As I slept, I kept feeling something. I didn’t want to wake up, so I tried to convince myself […]
MoreVolkswagens put a lot of emphasis on safety. It’s good that they do. Be happy your car won’t start. Mine did and the steering column caught on fire… while I was driving. I was just 16 and didn’t know what to do. I pulled into a cheap motel parking lot and hopped out, leaving the […]
MoreOut at the farm, you’ll get just about every kinda critter in your house. One night, laying in bed, I felt this, I don’t know, kind of rustling on my neck. I thought maybe it was a tick. I reached up to brush it off, but I wasn’t sure what I was feeling. I shot […]
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Spiders In My Bathtub 