Re-cap: Ella has moved into a new neighborhood and loves it until she learns someone might have been murdered a few blocks away from her home. A dog threatens her at the murder site. She calls Animal Control to report … Continue reading Only Regrets – Installment 12 (Knock-Out)
[In the last installment, Ella called Animal Control Officer Falk back to her neighborhood. She suspected an abused dog lived captive in 2A, the apartment next to hers. Earlier, Falk had discovered a mutilated corpse inside a trash-burner a few … Continue reading “Only Regrets” Installment 11 (Apartment 2A)
[After a strange incident around a trash burner a few blocks from her home, Ella is unnerved by reports of a corpse discovered inside it. Her neighbor Fanny helps her calm down but when Ella returns to her apartment, she … Continue reading Next Installment: “Only Regrets” (Animal Control)
[After her casual walk reveals a corpse, Ella suspects her new neighborhood has some unpleasant secrets. Fanny, a tenant one floor down, comforts her with tea and sympathy. To read previous installments, start with https://susanbassmarcus.net/first-paragraphs-of-a-new-scary-short-story%5D Fanny made excuses about an … Continue reading New Installment of “Only Regrets”
Ella loves her new apartment. She has met neighbors Dave and Fanny and goes for a walk to explore the area. A vicious dog threatens her, but inexplicably stops and turns away. She plans to call Animal Control about it … Continue reading It Gets Worse – Another segment of “Only Regrets”
[Ella, a middle-aged widow has moved into an apartment in an attractive neighborhood. She has met other tenants in her building and is beginning to feel settled. Odd and sometimes frightening noises from the apartment next to hers mystify her, … Continue reading Anxiety or Horror: Another segment of “Only Regrets”
[The strange animal noises Ella heard when she first moved into her new, “perfect” apartment have stopped. Her neighbor, Dave, eases her concerns and feeling less anxious, she decides to explore her neighborhood] By the end of the week, I … Continue reading The Horror Story Builds: next segment of “Only Regrets”
