Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Softly by Lily Childs

My latest tale 'Softly' on Thrillers Killers n Chillers is being called 'sick'. I couldn't wish for a better accolade.

Why not take a look? I'd probably recommend not having your dinner while your read it.

Excerpt:

‘He just, sort of crawled off me. I tried to talk to him but the words wouldn’t come. He didn’t even look at me, he just ran down the hall to the bathroom where I could hear him chucking his guts up over and over again.’


That's all you get - any more would give it away.

3 comments:

  1. It's definitely worth more than a cursory glance, it rocks, and it is clever than you notice. Lily manages to tell the whole story without frilly prose and you don't even realise it's not there!

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  2. Can I also not recommend that you read it over breakfast? Luckily I'd finished mine before I read it.

    Very cleverly written. Well done!

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  3. Thank you Lee and Pixie.

    As I mentioned to Col Bury [co-ed of TKnC], when I was editing this my hubby was scavenging at the previous day's roast chicken. The sounds of popping flesh as I was writing made even me feel somewhat nauseous!

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Lily Childs is a writer of horror, esoteric, mystery and chilling fiction.

If you see her dancing outside in a thunder storm - don't try to bring her in. She's safe.