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@eharney.bsky.social
I am a blogger of short stories and a self-published author. I am tattooed and love country music. I am a pure ray of sunshine but my work comes out in horror. 🖤 I am a conundrum of sorts!
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She was flowy and calm, like a gentle spring breeze. She wore flower crowns and a gentle smile. She was a revered #boho artist. Red was the signature color of all her pieces. She would find a muse and use their blood on her fingertips to create the works that hung on gallery walls. #vss365
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
No one suspected him as most never noticed him. Though once night fell, he became alive with vigor and charm. A #vespertine creature. He went from drab to sleek. Shy to lively. He was a true Jekyll and Hyde. The women of town adored him. The cops couldn’t find him. Hiding was his best skill. #vss365
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
No one suspected him as most never noticed him. Though once night fell, he became alive with vigor and charm. A #vespertine creature. He went from drab to sleek. Shy to lively. He was a true Jekyll and Hyde. The women of town adored him. The cops couldn’t find him. Hiding was his best skill. #vss365
In the middle of the night he rowed the old boat to the center of the lake. The whole town knew the depths were too far down to measure. Only the twinkling stars bore witness as he rolled her body over the edge. She sunk deep into an #aphotic graveyard below, settling with his other victims. #vss365
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In the middle of the night he rowed the old boat to the center of the lake. The whole town knew the depths were too far down to measure. Only the twinkling stars bore witness as he rolled her body over the edge. She sunk deep into an #aphotic graveyard below, settling with his other victims. #vss365
She couldn’t help it. He was good looking and #suave like the men on the covers of novels she read.
She followed him home, his hand wrapped in that of some blonde. She waited until the house went dark.
All the cops found the next day was a blonde head of hair and house dripping in blood. #vss365
She followed him home, his hand wrapped in that of some blonde. She waited until the house went dark.
All the cops found the next day was a blonde head of hair and house dripping in blood. #vss365
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
He tried so hard to fit in, but it never took. He was always the outsider. The day he could no longer see his #reflection, he snapped. The rangers came in when the neighboring town reported a putrid smell in the air. They found hundreds of mutilated bodies in a pile in the center of town. #vss365
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
He tried so hard to fit in, but it never took. He was always the outsider. The day he could no longer see his #reflection, he snapped. The rangers came in when the neighboring town reported a putrid smell in the air. They found hundreds of mutilated bodies in a pile in the center of town. #vss365
“There’s nothing better than a well #timed lie,” she whispered. “We’re staying at Hayley’s tonight, mom”. She smiled at her mom.
That night, behind the old gas station, they lured in him with their coy smiles, then ripped him limb from limb. The cops would never suspect two teenage girls. #vss365
That night, behind the old gas station, they lured in him with their coy smiles, then ripped him limb from limb. The cops would never suspect two teenage girls. #vss365
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
All I ever wanted was to be #relevant. I tried to show them. To make them notice me. I left them out with small clues. Enough to notice the importance of my work. They only talked about what I’d done but not why. That was until I left the police chiefs end trails on the steps of city hall. #vss365
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
They were paid by the pound and liked having a #measurable pay scale. It made picking easier. The bigger the target, the more money they’d make. They didn’t care what happened to the body after they’d turned it in. Plausible deniability. That was, until one of them was someone else’s target. #vss365
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
They were paid by the pound and liked having a #measurable pay scale. It made picking easier. The bigger the target, the more money they’d make. They didn’t care what happened to the body after they’d turned it in. Plausible deniability. That was, until one of them was someone else’s target. #vss365
She heard her husbands muffled voice. “Now be #specific about what you want me to do.” Angrily she flung the door open to find him standing above a naked woman sprawled on the bed covered in blood. He was slowly slicing his scalpel down the length of her torso. “Honey, I’m glad you’re home.” #vss365
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
She heard her husbands muffled voice. “Now be #specific about what you want me to do.” Angrily she flung the door open to find him standing above a naked woman sprawled on the bed covered in blood. He was slowly slicing his scalpel down the length of her torso. “Honey, I’m glad you’re home.” #vss365
Her eyes had been taped shut and a filthy rag had been stuffed into her mouth. She could hardly breathe. Her hands were bound behind her. She sat on a lumpy mattress on a cold cement floor. “Lights. Camera. #Action!”
She froze as the smell of gasoline filled the air and a chainsaw started. #vss365
She froze as the smell of gasoline filled the air and a chainsaw started. #vss365
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Lucy sat on the curb, her knees pulled in tight to her chest. Mascara ran down her swollen cheek, blending with her bruising eye. She kicked a cigarette butt as she weighed her #options. She thought of calling someone. Instead, she fingered the small pistol in her bag. Her choice was made. #vss365
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“She doesn’t live in the same world as you and me,” she whispered. “She broke with #reality a long time ago.”
Her head snapped towards them. Their words stung. All she saw was red.
Three days later police found the bodies of two mutilated girls sprawled out in the corner of the old garage. #vss365
Her head snapped towards them. Their words stung. All she saw was red.
Three days later police found the bodies of two mutilated girls sprawled out in the corner of the old garage. #vss365
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The chief knew Tom would never reach his #goal body count before he died. He’d been on death row for years for 999 deaths.
He never saw it coming. The wire caught around his throat quickly, silently. They found his headless body dangling from Tom’s cell. His head lay on the floor below. #vss365
He never saw it coming. The wire caught around his throat quickly, silently. They found his headless body dangling from Tom’s cell. His head lay on the floor below. #vss365
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“Sorry for the confusion, officer. There really is no #issue here.” She smiled and shut the door. The bloody gag in his mouth covered the screams lurching from his lungs, soaked with his sweat and tears. She slowly drug the knife along his corroded artery before plunging it in his throat. #vss365
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Writer friends, you’ll understand the excitement of this!! I just started outlining my new novel and as I started putting black on white, the last sentence of the whole thing came to me!! Knowing the ending is half the battle!! Here we go!! #writer #author #amwriting #writingcommunity
March 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Writer friends, you’ll understand the excitement of this!! I just started outlining my new novel and as I started putting black on white, the last sentence of the whole thing came to me!! Knowing the ending is half the battle!! Here we go!! #writer #author #amwriting #writingcommunity
He sleeps next to me, tossing and #turning. I wonder if his restlessness is because he knows, or because he doesn’t. I’m not sure which is worse. I often wonder if I should tell him. A bump in the basement rattles me. I didn’t knot the rope tight enough. I’m certain he couldn’t handle this. #vss365
January 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Morning is my favorite. The best is just before sunrise. The sky is the most beautiful shade of blue. So serene. Then a piercing scream and the smell of #fresh blood permeating the air, dripping onto the floor as the sun crests the sky. Nothing fills me with more joy. That’s a good morning. #vss365
January 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Everyone is posting their #resolutions, things they’ll do better next year or give up doing in the future. People don’t stick to what they say. Come February, they’ll all be back to who they were. That’s why I don’t make new goals. I will keep covering my hands in blood, year after year. #vss365
January 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Everyone is posting their #resolutions, things they’ll do better next year or give up doing in the future. People don’t stick to what they say. Come February, they’ll all be back to who they were. That’s why I don’t make new goals. I will keep covering my hands in blood, year after year. #vss365
I’m not patient. I fidget as I wait. Getting them to do as I ask is the hard part. They’re always full of panic. It’s infuriating.
In return, I am never #prompt in my delivery. It’s not that I enjoy watching them scream and suffer, though I truly do. It’s their lack of respect for my time. #vss365
In return, I am never #prompt in my delivery. It’s not that I enjoy watching them scream and suffer, though I truly do. It’s their lack of respect for my time. #vss365
December 31, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I pulled the curtains back and let in the morning sun. The sunlight #glistened off the freshly spilled blood still dripping on the floor. This is one of my favorite parts. The beauty that the body has to offer, when dissected properly, of course. Disposal is an entirely different story. #vss365
December 24, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I pulled the curtains back and let in the morning sun. The sunlight #glistened off the freshly spilled blood still dripping on the floor. This is one of my favorite parts. The beauty that the body has to offer, when dissected properly, of course. Disposal is an entirely different story. #vss365
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Memories of light wove a canvas of the past, before the stars fell and darkness swallowed all #purity and mercy. A time when lightning tore through her veins, as the mercurial craft wreathed itself around her avaricious heart, and she heard the Devil whisper, ‘Come out to play’.
#vss365
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December 20, 2024 at 8:48 AM
I watch them walk around the city, their lives full of stress. It’s exhausting.
That’s why I do it. At least, that’s what I tell them. Once they’re dead, none of it matters.
I do so enjoy the theatrics of it. All the pomp and circumstance in which I make my kills. I live for the #drama. #vss365
That’s why I do it. At least, that’s what I tell them. Once they’re dead, none of it matters.
I do so enjoy the theatrics of it. All the pomp and circumstance in which I make my kills. I live for the #drama. #vss365
December 18, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The first time is always a #challenge. All great things in life are. The timing has to be right. You plan and if something goes wrong, you need to know who can fix it. He’d left a mess and asked me to hide his mistake. He knew I could help. He’d been there the night I’d slit my first throat. #vss365
December 16, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The first time is always a #challenge. All great things in life are. The timing has to be right. You plan and if something goes wrong, you need to know who can fix it. He’d left a mess and asked me to hide his mistake. He knew I could help. He’d been there the night I’d slit my first throat. #vss365
He stood nervously at the #threshold. He rang the doorbell, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. She answered wearing nothing but a robe.
“Come in.”
She gestured towards the living room. There was a dented metal table surrounded by rusty knives and men in masks.
“We’ve been waiting.”
#vss365
“Come in.”
She gestured towards the living room. There was a dented metal table surrounded by rusty knives and men in masks.
“We’ve been waiting.”
#vss365
December 16, 2024 at 4:23 AM
He stood nervously at the #threshold. He rang the doorbell, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. She answered wearing nothing but a robe.
“Come in.”
She gestured towards the living room. There was a dented metal table surrounded by rusty knives and men in masks.
“We’ve been waiting.”
#vss365
“Come in.”
She gestured towards the living room. There was a dented metal table surrounded by rusty knives and men in masks.
“We’ve been waiting.”
#vss365
They studied him for years. DNA. Childhood memories. Details of his first kill. They plugged it all into machines, trying to calculate the exact moment a serial killer was born. They had good intentions, but #overfit the data. Now, we’re everywhere and the population doesn’t stand a chance. #vss365
December 13, 2024 at 12:55 PM