Picture Evil

Dark Ascension

by N.R. Wick

Danny "Chug" Reynolds is overweight, going through junk food withdrawals, and dealing with his father's death when he finds an old family photo album. Hidden in back of the gut-wrenching family pictures, he finds a series of mysterious, unidentifiable images. Danny collects them and pieces them together to solve their puzzle. Can he live with their dark and disturbing truth or will the photos plague his mind until he loses it?

Picture Evil is a Young Adult short story (4,100 words) from the upcoming anthology called Dark Ascension: A Demon Anthology.

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First published April 1, 2011

About the author

In 2010, N.R. Wick decided to trade her demanding graphic design job in California for a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing. Always a lover of the written word, N.R. Wick pursued her childhood love of writing and self-published her first short story in 2011. From there, she moved to the Kansas City area to begin her second love: teaching. She became an adjunct faculty member at several schools for higher learning, and taught online and in a blended classroom setting while continuing to grow her publishing business. N.R. Wick is also a member of the Short Fiction Writer’s Guild and the International Screenwriters’ Association.

Most known for her young adult dystopian novel, Land of No Angels, N.R. Wick is not afraid to write about the dark and disturbing side of life while using supernatural and paranormal elements as vessels for these topics. Even though she primarily writes for teens and young adults, N.R. Wick also dabbles in helpful non-fiction, such as using Scrivener to compile beautiful eBooks with ease.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is so friggin' creepy. The entire time, I was on the edge of my seat, wondering what was going on. And don't even get me started on the glass of milk that was prevalent throughout the story. It was very odd and weird, but in a very good way.
I loved it and I would recommend this story to anyone who loves short stories and horror pieces. You won't be disappointed.