Brief Grislys

The idea was simple: tell the scariest story you can, in less than 1,000 words.

It sounds easy, but it isn't. A thousand words sounds like a lot until you start writing.

In this collection, a wide variety of writers-some professional, many previously unpublished-try their hand at the tricky balance of suspense and brevity.

Including stories by: Patricia Abbott * Joel Allegretti * Anthony Ambrogio * Chuck Augello * A.J.

Barry * Jenny Bulmanski * Beth Lynn Clegg * Michael R.

Colangelo * Alyssa Cooper * Sara Courtney * Keith Deininger * Joan Doyle * Cornelius Fortune * A.A.

Garrison * Kate Gladstone * Tara Fox Hall * Leah Hampton * Scott T.

Hutchison * Derrick Juengst * Hal Kempka * Morgen Knight * Elsie Schmie Knoke * Debbie Lampi * Edward Lodi * Thomas Logan * Cynthia Lyons * John R.

Mabry * Matt McGinnis * Nick Medina * Adam Millard * Philip Murray-Lawson * Eryk Pruitt * Jami Reeves * Dede Ryan * Michael Seese * Colleen Shaddox * Paul Sohar * Michael Spera * Diane Spodarek * Paul Stansbury * Gregory M.

Thompson * Bryan D. Tolin * Karen Tolin * Gianni Washington * Matthew Wilson * Karen Yochim