Denise Ruttan, Author, Editor and Photographer
I’ve published a weird gothic short story on my Ko-fi: The Vicious Sky This one’s free but tips are appreciated.
I’ve also published Episode Six of CRY WOLF, my werewolf crime drama with a dash of queer romance (with a love triangle forthcoming!) exclusively for $3 a month Patreon supporters. In another month or two I hope to start releasing it on Kindle Vella.
It will be
like a howl in the night
the demon crawling
through blood
crunching sinew
dripping fury
what will you say
when it looks you
in the eye
and you see
soiled parchment
bent knuckles
a gradient of sorrow
dead leaves
the smell of cloves
will you crawl inside yourself then?
will you forget
your 8:30 a.m. appointment
on Tuesday next
your spiral notebook
your mother in law
your cashmere sweater
your mug of hot coffee
will you remember?
idle in your yearning
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Words and photography by Denise Ruttan
I submitted a drabble to a publication so now I’m experimenting with very short fiction, between 100- and 300 words. I thought flash fiction was a difficult length. I don’t have much to say these days because I am working on DRAGON GIRL so I thought I’d work on these as well to keep my blog active.
“The Creature That Steals Bodies”
The detective’s hands are large. If I were a nurse, I would think what good veins.
I am not a nurse.
I study him as he studies me in the dark. What does he know? Why can he see me, when others can’t? I think it will take more than the usual to spook him. He does not startle easily like other humans. Perhaps he is not even human.
I crawl up his pant leg, a shadow, a cold breeze seeking answers. I find none. I skitter away. He could crush me, but he doesn’t. What is his game? Perplexed.
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