Brief Grislys

The idea was simple: tell the scariest story you can, in less than 1,000 words. It sounds easy, but it isn't. A thousand words sounds like a lot until you start writing. In this collection, a wide variety of writers-some professional, many previously unpublished-try their hand at the tricky balance of suspense and brevity. Including stories by: Patricia Abbott . Joel Allegretti . Anthony Ambrogio . Chuck Augello . A.J. Barry . Jenny Bulmanski . Beth Lynn Clegg . Michael R. Colangelo . Alyssa Cooper . Sara Courtney . Keith Deininger . Joan Doyle . Cornelius Fortune . A.A. Garrison . Kate Gladstone . Tara Fox Hall . Leah Hampton . Scott T. Hutchison . Derrick Juengst . Hal Kempka . Morgen Knight . Elsie Schmie Knoke . Debbie Lampi . Edward Lodi . Thomas Logan . Cynthia Lyons . John R. Mabry . Matt McGinnis . Nick Medina . Adam Millard . Philip Murray-Lawson . Eryk Pruitt . Jami Reeves . Dede Ryan . Michael Seese . Colleen Shaddox . Paul Sohar . Michael Spera . Diane Spodarek . Paul Stansbury . Gregory M. Thompson . Bryan D. Tolin . Karen Tolin . Gianni Washington . Matthew Wilson . Karen Yochim