Haunting the Haunted

These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Fear of Haunting.

OctPoWriMo

Writober Flash Fiction

A Jail Behind My Face

It started with a hard, itchy spot on the side of my right cheek near my earlobe. I couldn’t help but scratch at it, even when it would bleed. I must have even been scratching it in my sleep because I noticed blood stains on my pillow cases. Then, one morning, while standing at the bathroom mirror, it just opened like a curtain, my whole face, and behind my right cheek a small me, jailed, holding the bars. We screamed at the same time. Our screams were an octave apart. She wouldn’t stop screaming until I let go of my cheek curtain and it fell back into place.

You have no idea how hard it is to go on as if everything’s okay: to go to work and not tell everyone there’s an imprisoned tiny me in my face. Or go to dinner with my parents and not tell them they have another daughter imprisoned in my right cheek, a strange, little conjoined twin, or something. Since hearing it, I can’t get her scream out of my head. I’m so curious, and want to watch her, but that crease in my cheek healed. I can’t get it to open again. I want to let her out, set her free, but I don’t know how.

Halloween Photography Challenge

For today’s photos, I remembered a ghostly image I created using a pin-prick filter. I really like how the light bends and spreads through these designs of small holes, so I thought I would try that today.

Tunetober

This week I added a simple counter-melody to last week’s spooky tune.

Sewtober

This week’s simplest costume pieces were inspired by my summer short haircut starting to grow out, and finding these Halloween Headbands on Amazon. I found some fire-print stretch fabric and made a headband. Then, I decided to finally make the pirate bandanas I bought fabric for many years ago.

And since my serger made such a nice rolled hem on the bandana, I made a second one, so they could also be Halloween dinner napkins.

This was a fun week. Though the time is flying by, I’m motivated and feeling productive. Thanks to everyone reading and joining in. There’s so much more fun to come.

Happy Writober!

See you tomorrow!