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Stories:
Midnight Run (2004)-A Halloween themed epic poem.
Spirit Night (2007)-A Civil War era werewolf story.
Prison Planet (2010)-A failed job interview.
The Pendant (2010)-A vampire story set in Louisville, Ky. Prologue to 'The Hunt'.
Raining Tears (2014)-An urban myth retelling about cursed artwork.
One Vote (2014)-Marvin finds out how much his vote counts.
Something This Way Flutters (2014)-Beware of people littering your yard.
A Whisper in the Air (2018)-A strange tune lures musicians to their death.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 31, 2018
ISBN9780463910146
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Jeremiah Donaldson

Jeremiah Donaldson is a science fiction/horror writer, editor, game designer, free thinker, corporate slave, and overly blunt commentator that grew up in rural Kentucky and lived in Florida for 13 years before moving back in 2008.When he's not working...whatever, he always works, let's start that over. When he's not playing his part as a cog in the machine for the specified number of hours per week, or doing housework, or planting fruit trees in preparation for the climatic meltdown we're forcing upon the planet, he strings together words for peoples' enjoyment.

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    Whatever - Jeremiah Donaldson

    …whatever…

    v. 1.7

    Jeremiah

    Donaldson

    …whatever… v. 1.7

    copyright 2013-2019 by Jeremiah Donaldson

    www.ephiroll.com

    Smashwords edition copyright 2018

    ISBN: 9780463910146

    Copyright histories:

    Midnight Run

    2004 Dancing Shadows

    Spirit Night

    2007 Bardsandsages.com '07 horror contest finalist

    2008 AfterburnSF.com

    2009 Horroraddicts.net, pod cast #17

    Prison Planet

    2010 Four-Cornered Universe

    2014 Dark Futures magazine

    The Pendant

    2010 Spring Issue of Title Goes Here:

    Raining Tears

    2014 Horroraddicts.net

    One Vote

    2014 Horroraddicts.net

    Something This Way Flutters

    2014 Horroraddicts.net

    A Whisper in the Air

    2018 Crescendo of Darkness

    All rights reserved. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidence and not related to any zombie apocalypse. Maybe.

    Table of Contents

    Midnight Run

    Spirit Night

    Prison Planet

    The Pendant

    Raining Tears

    One Vote

    Something This Way Flutters

    A Whisper in the Air

    MIDNIGHT RUN

    The old man said...

    "I see you there, don't turn away.

    I'm your friend, no matter what you think.

    Ignore the eye, ignore the leg,

    ignore the stink, ignore the pus.

    Time has not been very kind to me,

    don't stare too long or I may FREAK!"

    "Ha, ha, ha, it is not so bad.

    I didn't mean to scare you boy,

    you are a handsome lad.

    I'd like to tell you a tale

    that will make you shiver and run,

    cry and moan as I LAUGH at my fun!"

    "So push the cat out of the way,

    you better not hurt his three extra legs!

    Sit your butt down,

    prop up your feet.

    Midnight Run, remember it as.

    Once you have heard, you will never fear

    anything else that you ever hear!"

    "Not long ago, nor far from here,

    there lived an old man with his dog.

    No one liked him,

    enough to spit upon.

    He lived a sparse life,

    you could never believe.

    Once a month he would walk into town

    to cash the check that he found.

    In the mailbox, he thought for his dog,

    but a crazy check as you should guess.

    Once a month you could see him around.

    stumbling down the street,

    raving at the town and waving his cane.

    For years this came to pass,

    then one month his visit came and passed.

    No one looked for him, no one cared,

    they just said good riddance He's out of here!

    A week later pets begin to disappear."

    It was the old man,

    the boy said with a grin.

    "That much is true,

    but there is more tale to spin."

    "The days went by and passed into weeks.

    Every couple days a pet would go amiss.

    No one thought about the man and his dog.

    No reason to suspect him.

    No reason to think,

    That he sneaked into town

    at the top of every night for something to eat.

    The government thought that he was dead,

    no more checks would they send.

    They would never learn of this mistake,

    but in the meantime he had to feed.

    Old and slow, he couldn't run,

    so had to lure them to their fate.

    He killed his dog with a shovel,

    so to use him as bait.

    The skin he saved to make a cloak,

    found it too small, so tied it around his throat.

    In bib overalls and dog skin scarf,

    he begin going out every midnight to hunt."

    The boy started to rise.

    Christ, old man, you should get a life.

    The old man's laughter filled the room.

    "I do! I have you!

    Sit back down, the tale is almost done."

    "Night after night the shovel swung true,

    the man ate good, let me tell you,

    as the pets of the town disappeared.

    Then one night there was a snag,

    all the pets were behind fences or inside.

    The old man adjusted to the shift,

    begin braining farm animals left and right.

    Then on one fateful night,

    when the fog hung low,

    hiding all from sight.

    To his ears came a sound as he pattered about.

    An innocent young voice,

    singing in the night.

    He readied the shovel and stood still,

    waiting for his target to grow near.

    Then she did,

    and he swung true.

    Everyone was riled and upset.

    No one suspected.

    No one guessed.

    So the old man continued unchecked."

    The boy sighed and twisted.

    "Can I get paid for the yard?

    I just want to go."

    The old man smiled and shook his head,

    black yellow teeth showed behind his lips.

    Just a minute more and you'll be out the door.

    "With the death of the girl,

    he had signed his fate.

    But not one day later,

    nor one week.

    Six kids later and five weeks,

    his luck came to an end.

    He was seen one night,

    hacking a corpse limb from limb.

    The lady who held witness fainted from shock,

    it was her daughter she was going to pickup.

    When she came to he was gone.

    Quick as she could she called the cops,

    directed

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