I couldn’t sleep. Walking the streets I came upon a small sign: Séance Sessions. Ten dollars.
“Letting go. Crucial to finding the way is this: there is no beginning or end to this labyrinth called life. In reality”, said the medium, “you were here before your time and you will reappear many times after your body succumbs.” The lights suddenly flickered. The charlatan’s fingernails dug into my palms. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as her mouth moved in synch with Jim’s booming voice. “You killed me. I shall never forget. You shall suffer all the days of your lives and . . .” The medium’s body lurched forward. Her head crashed onto the table. She was obviously dead. I could see the dagger I’d carefully buried in my garden, sticking out of her back. Sirens began to wail.
Prosery is a form created by dVerse. One line from a poem must be inserted into a piece of flash fiction, word for word. The punctuation may change but the word order must replicate the line as it appears in the poem used for the prompt. The flash fiction must be 144 words or less, not including the title.. No Escape is exactly 144 words.
lillian the home poet 
That one had me on the edge of my seat, Lillian. Flash horror extraordinaire!
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Well I’m glad you didn’t fall off your seat! 🙂
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Ooh this is deliciously dark and enticing! I love the seamlessly manner in which you have incorporated the line by Harjo 🙂 Especially this part “you were here before your time and you will reappear many times after your body succumbs,” gave me goosebumps! 💝💝
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*seamless*
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Glad you enjoyed! Have no idea why the pen went so dark with this one….horror is not usually my thing. But okay — if the imagination goes there….just go with the flow, right? 🙂
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Lillian,
You served up a nice dish of horror galore! Unexpected and gruesomely entertaining.
Pax,
Dora
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Oh my goodness, Lillian! I wasn’t expecting that. Wow! Perfect use of the prompt.
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Well I was always somewhat fascinated with sceances, but this may have cured me!! Well done.
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Cinematically delivered Lillian. Riveting. Thanks
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OMG! Very scary! Nightmares tonight… N
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Wow! Remind me to skip the cheap seance sessions! Masterful write! 💕
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Wow! a bloody end to the séance! Well done!
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Riveting! I was hooked from the start to end.
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Woah, Merril…tell us more! Great story. And we are both agreed that life is a labyrinth 🙂
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HOLY F’N SHAMOLEY, Lillian! WHAT! This was so amazing!
Such a brilliant twist!
❤
David
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Super creepy. Love the set-up and the final siren.
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This gave me the shivers. Glad I read it sitting in the warm sunlight. Good horror flash fiction. And really good use of the given line.
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OH MY! This is chilling prosery at its finest! No seances for me, thank you kindly.
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Wow, Lillian! Creatively creepy and there is that element of time, past, present, future and the unknown leaving me wanting more.
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Oh… I love it, but I still think it extra gruesome to have the poor charlatan for the purpose of revenge…
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Great opening!
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Wow! You got your money’s worth!
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