A cold, pulse-less darkness spreads across the frozen landscape. Superstitious peasants shutter their hovels and pray to ward off frightening evil. Plague empties the city and fills the graveyard. The ancient sinister figure’s long, black shadow draws across the horizon as the fragile light finally fails. The chilly gloom is inescapable as the inevitable tragic […]
Bill Shea
Bill Shea is a freelance journalist and struggling novelist based in metro Detroit. He previously worked as a reporter and/or editor at The New York Times-owned The Athletic, Crain’s Detroit Business, and numerous small daily newspapers, including the Times Herald in Port Huron. You can find his free essays at billshea.com, and you can follow him on Bluesky at @billshea19.
