What Are You Afraid Of?

By Ashley Layco

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Is a collection of 5 short stories from various genres that bring out the fear in all of us. What are you afraid of? Monsters? Failure? Or is it something even more sinister?

"Spots" tells the story of a book smart daughter living on her family's farm in rural Oklahoma. She must find out why the spots on her father's cows keep disappearing. Is it a typical prankster or something more sinister?

You never know who lies on the side of the road. In "Veil of Adrenaline" a few neighborhood hoodlums are on the way to deliver a "package" only to be stopped by someone standing in the middle of the road. Is she lost or out for blood?

"Moving on" tells the age-old story of a disintegrating band. After their singer suddenly leaves, they must find a suitable replacement or face disbandment. But is it worth it? Or is it time to finally go solo?

"Ashes" tells the story of the singer from "Moving on". Faced with the end of the band, Daniel makes one last stand to Tiffany.

"Storm" tells the story about a disillusioned man that is transported to the corners of the galaxy with the task of photographing everything and anything out there. Along the way he meets an old man, anticyclones, and maybe even something that warms the heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ashley Layco
• Release date: Aug 1, 2020

Ashley Layco

Ashley Layco is a fantasy and science fiction novelist based in Mililani, Hawaii. She is currently a student at Full Sail University, where she is perusing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Her fiction has been published in Scar’s Publications DOWN IN THE DIRT magazine. She is also a member of the Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance club where she plays the shime-daiko.

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What are you Afraid of?

Ashley Layco

Published by Ashley Layco at Smashwords

Copyright 2019 Ashley Layco

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Table of Contents

Spots

Veil of Adrenaline

Moving On

Ashes

Storm

About the Author

Spots

"Well darn, I have no idea what that thing is, and frankly, I don’t care what that thing is," Papa said. He reclined his seat back and focused on the TV. Wheel of fortune was playing.

Granny looked up from her bible. Buddy, honey, the only reason you don’t care is because you’re too focused on your albino cows, she said.

Papa slammed his fist into the recliner arm. "Dammit, Irene, they are not albino cows! Those spots don’t just disappear! And on top of that, I lost one yesterday! I bet it