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May 7
4 min

Quarantine Content: My Story Part 2

In my last post I wrote about how I fell in love with writing as a child and continued to write, but didn't consider it more than a hobby until college. Now...

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B. G. Strong

Apr 24
4 min

Quarantine Content: My Story Part 1

The title of this post is a little misleading. It doesn't mean the story I'm working on (which I'm making awesome progress on and I can't wait to share more...

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B. G. Strong

Apr 3
2 min

Quarantine Content: My Favorite Quote

Hello readers! I am back with some more quarantine content. This posts prompt is to share a favorite quote. Here is mine: "What doesn't challenge you - does...

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B. G. Strong

Mar 26
3 min

Quarantine Content: Where I Work

Hello readers. I hope everyone is doing well, and staying healthy (both mentally and physically) during the current pandemic. I have a list of blog topic pr...

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B. G. Strong

Mar 16
2 min

Book Review: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Now, I promise that this isn’t going to become strictly a review blog, but I feel like I need to be posting *some* content and until I know exactly what that...

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B. G. Strong

Dec 23, 2019
4 min

Bad Santa

Happy Holidays everyone! Tis the season to be jolly...or drink enough wine until you are! Today we're talking about the spooky characters of Christmas. We'r...

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B. G. Strong

Dec 1, 2019
1 min

Almost to the finish line

Today is the last day of NaNoWriMo and while there is about 5 hours left I am going to write my wrap-up now. I had a few mini goals this year. The initial g...

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B. G. Strong

Nov 7, 2019
2 min

It's NaNoWriMo time!

I love NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Not because I finish, or even write everyday - but because it normalizes writing. Now, writing isn't abnorm...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

(Not) Late Night Double Feature Short Story....show?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Are you handing out candy? Going to a party? Watching a parade (we love a parade where I live), or just staying cozy in the house? Either wa...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 21, 2019
2 min

Freaky Flash Fiction: "One New Message"

We're 10 days away from Halloween! I hope you have your costumes picked out. I do! :) Anyway, here is this weeks prompt and freaky flash fiction story. Promp...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 14, 2019
3 min

Spooky Short Stories are back!

I'm baaaaaack. I'm ready to get back to the swing of writing related things and really working on my presence as a writer, so here's what you can expect in t...

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B. G. Strong

Feb 22, 2019
7 min

The Monster under the Bed: Horror for Children

When you think of children’s literature, horror is probably not the first thing that you think of. Maybe it’s Dr. Seuss, or Beatrix Potter, or more recently...

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B. G. Strong

Dec 14, 2018
3 min

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Why We (used to) Tell Ghost Stories at Christmas

We all know the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year". We hear it 100+ times in the mall while we do our holiday shopping. But have you ever listen...

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B. G. Strong

Nov 23, 2018
1 min

Confession and Update

Okay. Sorry guys. I just got caught up in my new job (which is a full-time, very professional position), the holiday, and my own mental health to work on blo...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 22, 2018
4 min

Spooky Short Story Sunday

Martha and David were a little hesitant to go downstairs for breakfast. They had been sent to their respective rooms the night before after their parents had...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 15, 2018
3 min

Spooky Short Story Sunday!

Welcome back! Hope you're ready for another spooooooky story! I'm starting a new job, so for the interest of being able to get you weekly spooky stories in O...

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B. G. Strong

Oct 6, 2018
3 min

It's back! Freaky Flash Fiction Friday!

We are back with another month of spooky stories! For the month of October you will get a small story from me every Friday. The rules are simple....it must b...

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B. G. Strong

Sep 29, 2018
3 min

Horror 101 Part 3: The Horror Boom of the 1800s and the Transition to Contemporary Horror.

We’re back! This is the last installment of the Horror 101 series. I know I haven’t covered everything but let me give you the scoop of what’s happening next...

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B. G. Strong

Aug 25, 2018
3 min

Horror 101 Part 2: The Goth Phase

Welcome to part 2 of my intro to horror series! Now we are getting into the meat of what we would call "traditional" or even "mainstream" horror. The 1700s b...

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B. G. Strong

Jul 30, 2018
2 min

Horror 101: The Beginnings

The history of horror is a tough subject to tackle because there are so many types of horror. Which things do you include? And perhaps the hardest question o...

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