The Reluctant Monkey's JixeWriMo Challenge 2016
Word of advice. If you ever find yourself wandering the remains of an abandoned estate known mostly for its reputation as the home of a witch’s ghost and you find some musty old spell book that looks like maybe it’s been around since Paul Revere took his famous ride? Don’t pick it up. Don’t flip through its crumbling pages. And above all else, whatever you do, don’t read an entire page out loud just to show off how well you’re doing in your Latin class. Otherwise, you may accidentally bestow upon yourself the power to see dead people.
Yeah. I know. That may sound wicked cool to you right now, but trust me. It’s not. Turns out not only do dead men tell tales? Sometimes, no matter what you do, they Just. Won’t. Shut. Up.
A/N: Reader Warning: PG-13. A few minor curse words here and there. These stories were loosely inspired by the somewhat obscure television show Dead Last, with a bit of Buffy and Supernatural thrown in. In this uni - The Whispering Witch never took place, Trixie and Jim never dated or showed any inclination to do so, Jim and Brian are off at college, Trixie's a junior in high school and Mart and Dan are seniors. I decided to write this as my personal JixeWriMo 2016 challenge, because I could be sure (unlike with ASKOF or CLM) that I am only absolutely counting new words for the month. Meanwhile, I also want to clean up my drafts for those two other works-in-progress and get them posted. So, my goal for February 2016 is a story a day, with a final 31 Things wrap-up coming at the beginning of March, followed by the return of A Simple Kind of Fear and The Cold Lake Murders.
Yeah. I know. That may sound wicked cool to you right now, but trust me. It’s not. Turns out not only do dead men tell tales? Sometimes, no matter what you do, they Just. Won’t. Shut. Up.
A/N: Reader Warning: PG-13. A few minor curse words here and there. These stories were loosely inspired by the somewhat obscure television show Dead Last, with a bit of Buffy and Supernatural thrown in. In this uni - The Whispering Witch never took place, Trixie and Jim never dated or showed any inclination to do so, Jim and Brian are off at college, Trixie's a junior in high school and Mart and Dan are seniors. I decided to write this as my personal JixeWriMo 2016 challenge, because I could be sure (unlike with ASKOF or CLM) that I am only absolutely counting new words for the month. Meanwhile, I also want to clean up my drafts for those two other works-in-progress and get them posted. So, my goal for February 2016 is a story a day, with a final 31 Things wrap-up coming at the beginning of March, followed by the return of A Simple Kind of Fear and The Cold Lake Murders.
31 Things to Do in Sleepyside When You're Dead
Day 1. Peggy Sue Got Married. Again and Again and Again... (WC: 7045)
Day 2. Oh, What A Nightmare (WC: 4977)
Day 3. Dead End Girls (WC: 4401)
Day 4. Rolling in the Deep Grave (WC: 2614)
Day 5. Wouldn't it Be Ghoulish? (WC: 3201)
Day 6. Dead and Confused (WC: 3125)
Day 7. You Give Dead People a Bad Name (WC: 3330)
Day 8. Don't Worry, Be Ghostly (WC: 2964)
Day 9. My Ghoul (WC: 2364)
Day 10. She's Not There... She's Over Here (WC: 3483)
Day 11. Some Spook That I Used to Know (WC: 2875)
Day 12. The Sound of Dead Silence (WC: 2088)
Day 13. If I Die Young, Can Someone Please Let Me Know? (WC: 2833)
Day 14. What's Death Got to Do with It? (WC: 2816)
Day 15. Don't Wake Up Little Susie (WC: 2742)
Day 16. You Can't Hurry Spooks (WC: 2442)
Day 17. (Your Poltergeist Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (WC: 2431)
Day 18. Uninvited. But You Keep Showing Up Anyway. (WC: 2902)
Day 19. A Dead...er Shade of Pale (WC: 2150)
Day 20. Ghost Vibrations (WC: 2743)
Day 21. I Don't Think We're Alone Now (WC: 2570)
Day 22. You're So Vain. And Dead. (WC: 2612)
Day 23. U Really Can't Touch This (WC: 2656)
Day 24. Stayin' Dead (WC: 3636)
Day 25. Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (WC: 2512)
Day 26. How Soon Is Never? (WC: 2560)
Day 27. Another One Shoulda Bit The Dust (WC: 4052)
Day 28. Every Breath You Don't Take (WC: 3128)
Day 29. Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (WC: 3694)
Day 30. My Death Would Suck Without You (WC: 4143)
Day 31. Today Was A Horror Story (WC: 4965)
Day 2. Oh, What A Nightmare (WC: 4977)
Day 3. Dead End Girls (WC: 4401)
Day 4. Rolling in the Deep Grave (WC: 2614)
Day 5. Wouldn't it Be Ghoulish? (WC: 3201)
Day 6. Dead and Confused (WC: 3125)
Day 7. You Give Dead People a Bad Name (WC: 3330)
Day 8. Don't Worry, Be Ghostly (WC: 2964)
Day 9. My Ghoul (WC: 2364)
Day 10. She's Not There... She's Over Here (WC: 3483)
Day 11. Some Spook That I Used to Know (WC: 2875)
Day 12. The Sound of Dead Silence (WC: 2088)
Day 13. If I Die Young, Can Someone Please Let Me Know? (WC: 2833)
Day 14. What's Death Got to Do with It? (WC: 2816)
Day 15. Don't Wake Up Little Susie (WC: 2742)
Day 16. You Can't Hurry Spooks (WC: 2442)
Day 17. (Your Poltergeist Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (WC: 2431)
Day 18. Uninvited. But You Keep Showing Up Anyway. (WC: 2902)
Day 19. A Dead...er Shade of Pale (WC: 2150)
Day 20. Ghost Vibrations (WC: 2743)
Day 21. I Don't Think We're Alone Now (WC: 2570)
Day 22. You're So Vain. And Dead. (WC: 2612)
Day 23. U Really Can't Touch This (WC: 2656)
Day 24. Stayin' Dead (WC: 3636)
Day 25. Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (WC: 2512)
Day 26. How Soon Is Never? (WC: 2560)
Day 27. Another One Shoulda Bit The Dust (WC: 4052)
Day 28. Every Breath You Don't Take (WC: 3128)
Day 29. Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (WC: 3694)
Day 30. My Death Would Suck Without You (WC: 4143)
Day 31. Today Was A Horror Story (WC: 4965)
Total Word Count: 100,054
