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The Scorpion's Paper

The Scorpion's Paper

The Scorpions' Paper is a chilling short story about a newly-wed couple just like any other in Massachusetts with their first house, their dog and plans for baby. Then Tanya picks up a newspaper with a difference, one that sends their family into a dimension few experience with results that can only be feared...F O R E W O R DWritten in March 1991 when the author was 15 as an exam piece for his English GCSE. The teacher graded it 18/20, A-. He achieved the highest grade, A, for the course.Stimulus material was given, due to academic pressure, as MacBeth by William Shakespeare but other undeclared influences included Agatha Christie, 2000AD Comic, Scream Comic, Thomas Harris, Roald Dahl, Isaac Asimov, Stephen King and other authors.It's short and sour, and being timelessly simple, has aged well.

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