Good Mourning

By Andrew Bucklin

The stories "Dead Zone", "A Maggot's Promise", "Re-Dead", and "Flip a Coin" are from Andrew Bucklin's collection, GOOD MOURNING.

GOOD MOURNING is a collection of short stories with an all around theme of grief and loss. Everybody goes through loss, from an average people, to a battle scarred soldiers, to even superheroes themselves. This collection contains emotional stories within the genres of horror, war, action, and history.

In "Dead Zone", Danny and his friends are on the lookout for their missing friend in a part of the forest they haven't been to in years. when they get there, however, something is...wrong. Not a bird chirping or a leaf rustling can be heard in this lifeless section of the forest, save for what seems to be a faint cry much further in.

"A Maggot's Promise" tells the story of Callum and Henry, two boys who have left the safety of home to gain glory and honor in the Great War. Things go quickly awry for the pair when an unexpected artillery barrage strikes while they're on duty and Henry is sent flying into no man's land. Callum must now navigate the underground network of trenches that are crawling with guards to get back topside and rescue his best friend.

In "Re-Dead", a normal construction worker falls off a roof in a freak occurrence and dies. In an even freakier occurrence, he comes back to life on his way to the morgue. He must now figure out what is going on while under the watchful eye of two mysterious men dressed in suits.

In "Flip a Coin", two soldiers find themselves trapped in an enemy interrogation room. Surrounded and with no help showing up any time soon, the two must find the way out by themselves, before the enemies can break in.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrew Bucklin
• Release date: Nov 9, 2020

Andrew Bucklin

Andrew Bucklin is a game writer specializing in horror and fantasy action/RPG games. He is currently pursuing a creative writing degree at Full Sail University, and was the recipient of Wellington School’s S3 Public Speaking award. He previously lived in Scotland and is asked to do the accent more than he would prefer. When he is not writing, he is either gaming, watching professional wrestling, or doing his best Jet Li impression as a student of Taekwondo and other martial arts.

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Good Mourning

by Andrew Bucklin

Copyright © Andrew Bucklin, 2020

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Dedication Page

Dead Zone

A Maggot’s Promise

Re-Dead

Flip a Coin

About the Author

Connect with the Author

Dedicated to Mom, Dad, Juan, and Ozzy the cat. Thanks for letting me be me.

Dead Zone

Danny and Juan bounced up and down in violent fashion as Cole's rusty pickup truck barreled down the uneven dirt road. Juan sat in the front seat along with Cole, both nodding their heads to the music that played on the radio. Danny sat in the back along with his backpack in the seat next to him. He pulled a wrinkled Polaroid photograph from the front pocket.

The picture itself depicted two people on a balcony in front of the sunset. The tops of palm trees lined the background of the picture, and the sunlight reflects off of a huge body of water behind the trees. On the left stood Danny, a massive smile on his face. He held a woman