Maya’s Ghost Story — Part V (The Finale) — Here, cold and wet at the bottom of the well, a sharp object jabs her in the back. Maya pulls it free as a bolt of lightning ignites the sky. Catching the light, she can see five distinct metacarpals of a small hand. The man’s daughter. This abandoned well has…

Maya’s Ghost Story — Part IV — Despite her apprehension, Maya goes out to the old man’s farmhouse for the séance. With the sun setting, the man greets her at the door, his eyes shielded by sunglasses. He leaves her alone as she sets up, but she cannot get settled. Something or someone is pulling her outside. …

Maya’s Ghost Story — Part III — The night before the séance, Maya had a dream. In it, a young girl, bloodied and battered, runs out of an early 20th-century farmhouse, into a wooded area. The girl’s muffled sobs are drowned out by a pursuant crashing behind her. The girl stumbles, barely noticing the overgrown hole in…

Maya’s Ghost Story — Part II — A few days prior, Maya was contacted by an elderly gentleman to investigate his daughter’s disappearance and suspected death. The cold case was half a century old, but the old man was convinced if he could provide evidence of foul play, his daughter’s spirit could be put to rest. At…

Maya’s Ghost Story — Part I — Maya hears the wind rattle through the stones. Even from her vantage point deep underground, she can feel the storm raging above. The bottom of the well is damp and narrow, and there’s something poking her in the back. Crushed against her chest her legs are cramping and her lungs…