It's all mirth & merriment during a Christmas party in A.M. Burrage's "Smee" until a few of the players encounter the consummate player who can't give up the game, no matter how the game ended 10 years previously. The game of Smee wouldn't work as well during daytime. #AScareADay

Joan Aiken's "The Cold Flame" is a story of perish-then-publish, or attempt to. Ellis wishes to help her recently deceased friend, Patrick, who called long distance from the afterlife to ask her to publish his poems. His mother doesn't want this, so she [no spoilers]. #AScareADay

Sometimes a family legacy is not land, heirlooms, or a good reputation - all of which can be lost or damaged. Sometimes, as in Qurat Dar's "Inheritance", a grandson is left with something that can't be lost or damaged - some*thing that can't be escaped, only endured. #AScareADay

Photos capture a moment in time from a static point in space. But what if the photos' images don't remain fixed & lifeless, but appear, or seem to appear, all around you? In "Selfies" (Lavie Tidhar) Ellies's obsession w/ taking them has strange, terrifying results. #AScareADay

I've enjoyed reading the texts of #AScareADay. I thank Dr Sam Hirst, who organizes this October foray into works, frightening, strange & full of goings-on that prompt me to listen closely to that sound coming from an empty room, or to peer behind me when walking on deserted paths.

#JudgementalFitnessMessages Those who can't run a mile are welcome to walk it slowly. And with all available verve. May detractors stop their detracting before they learn that shin splints are positively correlated with cruel snickering! Harsh judgements come in many flavors.