Zingales Creative Writing

Speechless In Natick

I thought I had seen it all…..until I saw what happened that Monday morning in April. It was absurd, like something more likely to be...

Dressing On The Side

He stood there waiting patiently at the counter for his name to be called. He was really hungry. Shouldn’t take too long for today’s...

Dadostein's Monster(s)

Bringing my children into the the creepier side of the Halloween fold was something I wanted to do the moment they crested. But I had to...

Path of Least Resistance

Why couldn’t we just get her a damn collar that was stylish AND functional?! Tawny’s collar was loose. It had slipped right off her...

"Wake Up, Dad!"

My father was mowing the lawn, and it was during his last pass that they got him; a large hive of ground hornets interrupting his plans. ...

The Haunted Barn - Hollis, NH

I was just 7 years old. We lived in an old colonial farmhouse in Hollis, New Hampshire. Attached to the home's South side was a large...

You're Our Bird, Blue!

He was named after a combination of his bright color and the fancy sports car that 8-year-old Max liked best. Blue was his name. He was...

Shhhhhh......

The boy was not more than 13 years old. It had been a sunny fall day in October, and the afternoon temps were starting to plummet. ...

A Haunting Just Before Bedtime

I remember when I was a pubescent, three of my best buddies had the brilliant idea to bring a Ouija board over to my house. My family...

THE DARK WOODS