BT Line Bites: RoadsideAccident#BloodTies#Vampires

A cold chill ran down my spine. At this time in the morning, there should be crickets, a couple of birds chirping it up – something. The fog tightened around me in silence, compressed by the dark walls of trees. The hair rose on the back of my neck.

A few seconds later I was in my car, doors locked and huddled behind the steering wheel. When nothing plastered itself to the window, I let out a huff. Me? A coward? Hell, if I could drive all the way to Nova Scotia for college I could certainly handle a little roadside accident.

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BT Line Bites: GodOhGod#BloodTies#Vampires

I stared at his eyes in fascination. His irises darkened and slowly expanded into two huge pools of black. He abruptly let go of me and took a step back. He watched me as he ran his fingers through his hair, picking out stray bits of grass and leaves.

“Liz,” I squeaked out, not believing what I’d just seen.

“So …,” he said as he began to walk around me, his movements slow and measured, almost predatory. “How are you feeling? Any aches, any pains … anything broken?”

“No,” I said. I whirled around to face him. “I hit you with my car! You should be dead or something!” My mind couldn’t make sense of it. His clothing was torn but there wasn’t a mark on him. There should be scrapes, torn skin, or worse. There was no blood. Oh God. Was I in one of my freaky dreams or had I fallen asleep at the wheel?

I began to wobble on my feet. “Oh God …Oh God …”

“No, just me … Stephen,” he said with an angelic smile.

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A Writer's Dilemma - The Annoying Angel on Your Shoulder

Some say a muse is an angel on your shoulder, whispering encouragement and creative ideas.  Others believe it is that annoying buzz that demands you stop what you're doing and execute its will.

Myself, I think it’s a symbiotic creature that sits on my head and slowly sucks out procrastination, self-doubt, and life's worries, leaving space enough to dance the Pen-Wielding-Rumba. :)

What's your muse?