The Lightship – Part 1 of 11

Five years ago I wrote a book and then took a class and read some books on how to write a book and realized I didn’t know what I was doing. Early in the learning process I was instructed that to become a better writer one must get out of one’s comfort zone and try to write in different voices and forms and genres. As you know by now I stick pretty much to sarcastic humor, but here for your perusal is my first and likely last attempt to spin a horror story. It will be presented over the next eleven weeks in bite-size chunks and is your Laughable Feast summer read. Read it piecemeal or all at once, but be very afraid.

THE LIGHTSHIP

Part 1

Annie stopped giggling when the lid slammed shut and a key rattled in the lock. It was supposed to be a game of hide-and-seek but her brother had said this time the rules would be different. She knew better than to trust him, but Annie loved games and figured she’d beat him like she always did no matter what he cooked up. Now she wasn’t so sure.