Tag Archives: G. Allen Wilbanks

G ALLEN WILBANKS: Last Request

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I sit back and wipe the sweat from my face. The impatiens look good in the newly turned earth.

I try not to look at the heavy granite stone beside me.

Planting flowers for you in the spring used to be my greatest pleasure, until it became your last request.

G. Allen Wilbanks is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and has published over 60 short stories in Deep Magic, Daily Science Fiction, The Talisman, and other venues. He has published two short story collections and the novel “When Darkness Comes.” For more information, visit gallenwilbanks.com.

G ALLEN WILBANKS: Physics and Astronomy

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“Do you see it?” asks my father, pointing up at the night sky. “The little one under the Big Dipper. That star appeared right after your mother died.”

I smell alcohol on his breath. This is not the time to discuss physics or astronomy.

“I see it,” I tell him.

G. Allen Wilbanks is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and has published over 60 short stories in Deep Magic, Daily Science Fiction, The Talisman, and other venues. He has published two short story collections and the novel When Darkness Comes. For more information, visit gallenwilbanks.com.

G ALLEN WILBANKS: An Almost Perfect Day

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It’s a beautiful spring day, although perhaps a little too warm for the suit I picked out.

A bird sings from the branch of a nearby tree. I welcome the distraction.

She always loved birds, I think to myself, as I toss a handful of dirt onto the tiny coffin.

G. Allen Wilbanks is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and has published over 40 short stories in Deep Magic, Daily Science Fiction, The Talisman, and other venues. He has published two short story collections, and his first novel, When Darkness Comes, was released in October, 2017. For more information, visit gallenwilbanks.com.

G ALLEN WILBANKS: Memory Thief

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“Isn’t that the funniest thing you ever heard?”

“Yes, mom. It’s a wonderful story. But it’s time for bed. Good night.”

I sigh and think to myself, when you wake up tomorrow you can tell it again, and I will pretend it’s the first time I ever heard it. Again.

G. Allen Wilbanks is a member of the HWA and has published over 40 short stories in Deep Magic, Daily Science Fiction, The Talisman, and other venues. He has published two short story collections, and his first novel, When Darkness Comes, was released in October, 2017. For more information, visit gallenwilbanks.com.

G ALLEN WILBANKS: Out the Back

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With nowhere to hide, he stood exposed, naked to the world.

Looking up from where he came, he longed for what he had left behind. Unprepared for confrontation, the choice that led him to this time and place was inescapable.

Couldn’t she at least throw his pants out to him?

G. Allen Wilbanks is a member of the HWA and has published over 40 short stories in Deep Magic, Daily Science Fiction, The Talisman, and other venues. He has published two short story collections, and his first novel was released in October, 2017.