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For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Uncanny and the limit just 39 words.
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He was hung by the neck that morning. Never again could the evasive massacrer mysteriously escape captivity.
That night a lad encountered a vile creature bearing an uncanny resemblance to the manslayer.
The unfortunate soul’s not been seen since.
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Oh no!
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‘fraid so!
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😱😨
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oops. …
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… and double oops!
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i don’t think he’d stop at two … 😉
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And that’s scary.
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Just bit!! Thanks Mimi.
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Creepy! Good one, Keith
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I know, it’s giving me nightmares! Cheers.
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Eek! #notgoingoutatnight!
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Haha! I don’t blame you!
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Hung by the neck till dead, they used to say… for a good reason!
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Indeed they did!
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Guess they forgot to wait and make sure…
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Spooky ! Excellent flash fiction
http://pagesfromjayashree.blogspot.com/2021/04/o-for-occlumency-o-for-order.html
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Just a bit! Thanks so much.
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Is this where Holmes comes in and reveals an identical twin manslayer? Creepy.
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Perfect! Elementary my dear Kelly!
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Dear Keith,
You certainly went to the dark side. Uncannily good story and graphic.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Not the first thing you want to read in the “Daily News” — or the last thing. Good one Keith.
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Exactly what uncanny means! Excellent.
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Thank you Susan!
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