Short Stories - Betsey Horton

SCRIPT: Three Little Birds

Posted on September 29, 2016April 5, 2022 by Betsey Horton

The Council of Three Birds Meets To Discuss Betsey Turkey: Well, guys... What is the consensus? What do we think of this little Crow? This Writer Extraordinaire? Pheasant: I don't like her. I think she is crazy. Owl: I like her. She is very intelligent. There is much more going...Read More

STORY: A Breath of Fresh Air

Posted on September 28, 2016April 5, 2022 by Betsey Horton

I look up from my notebook just in time to notice the little green snake slithering toward me. "My, my, haven't we been working hard today?" "So it would seem. I am a professional writer, you know. I don't have time to just sit around all day. I'm very busy...Read More

STORY: Sneaking Out, Sneaking In

Posted on August 20, 2016April 5, 2022 by Betsey Horton

The night I snuck out of Bloody Mary's Bar was legendary. The night I snuck back in was even more so. I was sitting at the bar, waiting for Tom after one of his more ridiculous dates. He had a lot to answer for. Duke had been watching me stew...Read More

STORY: The Owl

Posted on August 20, 2016April 2, 2022 by Betsey Horton

From the first moment I met the Owl, I knew there was an alien life form living inside of his brain. Though he appeared human on the outside, his disguise has never been enough to fool me. I am 100% convinced The Owl is, in fact, an alien from outer...Read More

STORY: The Haunted Highway

Posted on July 23, 2016March 31, 2022 by Betsey Horton

ROSEBUD, SOUTH DAKOTA -- Sometime after midnight, I passed over into the Rosebud Reservation. The Pow Wow music had long since faded into static and the stars the only source of light on the road. Highway 18 spans the southern length of South Dakota and passes through three Indian reservations....Read More

Betsey Horton

Category: Short Stories

SCRIPT: Three Little Birds

STORY: A Breath of Fresh Air

STORY: Sneaking Out, Sneaking In

STORY: The Owl

STORY: The Haunted Highway

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