The bottle was half-buried in the sand, its neck protruding at an angle, a cylinder of clouded and pitted sea glass.
The cork stopper had a thick wax overlay, showing its age.
The message inside was disturbing:
If you found this bottle, I know who you are. Be very afraid.
Ed N. White is a writer of Mysteries. A teller of Tales. A graduate of the University of Iowa with an M.A. from the University of Rhode Island, and a former faculty member there. A New Englander trapped on the Suncoast of Florida hoping for some snow.
I love this! The bottle was so beautifully described I was getting ready to tear up thinking of it’s contents!
Wow, great ending, chilling!
Excellent for the paranoid world of today.
Fifty words. Disturbing, but just enough here to make you want more!
Love the scary dramatic conclusion to this rich little piece – so much in so few words.