Hi everyone Denise here, Denise Bryson and I have accepted Sylvia Hubbard, fonder of Motown Writers challenge to do a blog, once a week in September. The topic I chose is “The first story I remember writing.” But first a little bit about me. I live in Detroit, Mi. and am an avid Horror fan. I read, watch and write Horror. My Mom was a huge horror nut and I didn’t fall too far from the tree. I am published through Artistic Words Publishing with my story “In The Footsteps of a Killer” as well as being self published at Lulupress.com.

The first story I remember writing was called ‘The Last Witch in Salem.” I was in the fourth grade so I must have been somewhere around 8 or 9. The story was about a woman who indeed was the last witch. While she never used her powers to hurt anyone she was jilted by her boyfriend and turned in as a witch. Not because he knew but because he wanted someone else. So as she stood tied to the stake and about to be burned, she is asked if she has any last words. She recounts her good spells and deeds for the people of the Hamlet and how she helped them all and then her furry takes over. She unleashes her power to enact revenge on all who stood in front of her yelling burn the witch.

I of course won’t tell you how it ends because I still have plans for it. My teacher had a hard time believing that an 8 year old could write such a story and well I’m still looking for the story line so I don’t know what to tell her. My Mom believed in me and my story and even though I never wanted to write again for a long time after that,  I stand by my story. It took until my late twenties before I even considered writing again and I am here now to say, “teachers beware of how you speak. Don’t be a dream crusher”

In acceptance to this challenge I was going to do a video blog and step up my game but I seem to have run into some technical problem which I hope to have fixed by next blog. So until next weeks topic this is Denise signing off and saying…”Happy Horror!”