I picked the rod tip up and swung it back to eleven o'clock, then snapped my wrist. The line flew out over the water, unfurling. At its maximum length, it settled on the water's surface with hardly a ... [+]
E J Delaney lives in Brisbane, Australia, and writes fiction for children of all ages (including teens and adults!). https://www.ejdelaney.com/ "The Great Ghost Commotion" is in Short Circuit #14, Short Édition's quarterly review.
Kensington Sands had big plans for Halloween.
She was nine years old now, and bored with dressing up. She wanted proper thrills and frights.
"Grandpa Jonas, can you come over tonight? I've cancelled trick-or-treating but only because I've got an even better idea. Something truly scary. You'll see!"
"Tonsil-wobbling terror? I'll be there!" Grandpa Jonas promised.
Kensington spent that afternoon making ham-and-pea soup. When it was done, she took up the old polaroid camera she'd been given for her birthday. "Hold still now," she told Arantxa, her Spanish Water Dog. "Look!"
Kensingt
