Nothing is Out There

By Payton - Jean Mccurry

"Nobody and Nothing, and Other Stories" is a collection of six phycological horror flash fiction and short stories. The tiles include "Nobody and Nothing", "Static", "Suitcase", "Breath", "Feed", and "Eyes".

"Nobody and Nothing" is about a young woman named Audrey who is disheartened by the fact that no one seems to have remembered her birthday. A soft knock could be heard throughout her apartment. Yet, every time she opens the door, she is meet with Nobody and Nothing.

"Static is about a young woman named Sadie who is driving around aimlessly at night to try and get her mind off of life. While she is out, she gets haunted by a mysterious figure on the road.

"Suitcase" is about two little girls Madi and Piper who are just looking for a small adventure. It takes a while but eventually the adventure they crave presents itself to them. However, they aren't sure if they are up for the task.

"Breath" a story about you. You have just woken up from a nightmare only to realize it has spilled into the real world. Now you are faced with the task to figure out what is real and what is your imagination.

"Feed" is about a young woman named Diana who is just trying her best to live a life without constant headache, or heartache. One night she discovers that she will never be able to have both. And that she will always have to listen to that voice inside her head.

"Eyes" is about A young girl who never knew what laid behind her fenced in house in the middle of the forest. One night her curiosity gets the best of her and she sneaks out only to find that the concerns of her mother were more than just paranoid blabbing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Payton - Jean Mccurry
• Release date: Mar 21, 2021

Payton - Jean Mccurry

Payton-Jean McCurry is a novelist who primarily writes science fiction dystopian, and psychological horror. She is currently earning her Bachelor of Fine arts in Creative Writing. She writes exaggerated stories based on the world around her while she goes hiking and through the people, she meets while volunteering at homeless shelters and churches

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Nothing is Out There

Payton – Jean McCurry

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright page

Table of contents

Nobody and nothing

Static

Suitcase

Breath

Feed

Eyes

About the Author

Nobody and Nothing

Audrey stared at the ever-ticking clock. She strained her eyes hoping to hear someone or anything. Her gaze at the clock shifted to her phone taking note of the date and the absence of notifications. A soft knock could barely be heard over the ticking of the clock. She ran to the door and threw it open with the biggest smile on her face, only nobody and nothing were staring back at her. Bringing her head down she closed the door and sat back down at the couch.

A soft ding rang threw the small apartment. Audrey got up and made her way to the kitchen. Opening the oven, she pulled out a freshly baked red velvet cake. Just as she set the cake on the counter to cool off, she heard a soft knock. She ran to the door and threw it open only to be meet with nobody and nothing. Closing the door,