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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Name That Genre #31

TITLE: Secret
GENRE: MG Secret

I saw Death during the half-time show.

While I blasted the same series of half notes on my trombone over and over, I got my first real view of the thing that's been haunting me since I turned six.

It was as tall as my dad, but too skinny to be human. Solid black fog in constant motion. A glossy black oval face with no features was tucked within a heavily hooded swirling cloak, but I swear, it stared straight at me.

Nobody else noticed.

The monster hovered on the stairs next to Ms. Schmidt and an older gentleman wearing a black bowler hat. Odd, I’d never seen her at a football game before. As far as I knew, Ms. Schmidt didn't have any children or grandchildren.

The band exited the field and Mr. Washington released us for our Third Quarter break. I dashed to where Death had been, but it had vanished.
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20 comments:

  1. DLGardnerSeptember 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM

    Paranormal

    With monsters in the real world, I'm guessing it's out of the ordinary.

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  2. SusanSeptember 1, 2016 at 11:32 AM

    Paranormal. Seeing 'death' and saying it's been haunting you for a long time, seems to indicate paranormal.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 1, 2016 at 12:45 PM

    Urban Paranormal.

    Death as a character, but in a modern setting.

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  4. Pam PhoSeptember 1, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    Urban fantasty

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  5. don't hate meSeptember 1, 2016 at 1:45 PM

    Urban Fantasy/Paranormal

    Death in a modern setting.

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  6. C. R. BaileySeptember 1, 2016 at 2:27 PM

    Fantasy.

    Death makes an appearance.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2016 at 2:39 PM

    paranormal because Death personified

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  8. GL LancourSeptember 1, 2016 at 2:56 PM

    Paranormal.

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  9. BarbaraSeptember 1, 2016 at 3:41 PM

    Fantasy/contemporary

    Death is there in the flesh (maybe ethereal flesh) and perhaps he'll have some kind of quest for the MC to perform. I'm not going with paranormal because it doesn't have an eerie vibe.

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  10. MSeptember 1, 2016 at 5:54 PM

    paranormal
    death, and it vanished

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  11. AliceSeptember 1, 2016 at 6:04 PM

    Paranormal/Horror

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  12. zolosoloSeptember 1, 2016 at 6:44 PM

    Paranormal
    Well, unless it's normal to see Death. ;)

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  13. zolosoloSeptember 1, 2016 at 6:44 PM

    Paranormal
    Well, unless it's normal to see Death. ;)

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  14. HepsebaALHHSeptember 1, 2016 at 6:50 PM

    CONTEMPORARY FANTASY

    The setting definitely sounds contemporary, but then seeing Death definitely sounds like a fantasy element. There's also a hint that one of the adults may have some related secrets.

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  15. AightballSeptember 2, 2016 at 8:56 AM

    Fantasy

    Death does not normally appear to others =)

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  16. Bonnie JacobySeptember 2, 2016 at 10:31 AM

    Paranormal. The appearance of death, who no one else can see.

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  17. GeaSeptember 2, 2016 at 12:12 PM

    Contemporary Fantasy.
    Clearly a contemporary real world setting. Death personified that no one sees but the MC = Fantasy

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  18. MichelleJSeptember 3, 2016 at 2:18 AM

    Fantasy, since the main character is seeing Death.

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  19. Jay S. WillisSeptember 4, 2016 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks for the guesses! This is an excerpt from my Upper Middle Grade novel Pendulum Arcanum

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