Thom Schilling’s “My Fifth Biggest Fear” in The Rabbit Hole VII: Not From Here

I asked fellow The Rabbit Hole VII: Not From Here anthology contributors to share some things about themselves prior to publication and those generous enough to do so will be appearing here for the next week or so.

Each entry gives a taste of their contribution, a little about them, how to contact them, how their story came about, and definitely a link to The Rabbit Hole VII: Not From Here (which you should purchase because it would make each and every one of us happy.
you do want to make us happy, don’t you?
i mean, considering what we wrote, you want us to know you’re a good person, right?).

And now, Thom Schilling’s My Fifth Biggest Fear:

I enjoyed spending my teen-year summers at my Grandmother’s house in the hills of southern Indiana. Sure, I loved my granny, but some of my best times were when I was with Ray, my summertime best friend. He had a zest for life and a way of telling stories beyond belief. And that’s exactly what they were – beyond belief. He lived on the farm down the road from Grandma’s and we would wile-away the summers. His stories weren’t lies, they were embellishments; kind of like Fictional Truths. I often had trouble distinguishing his Fictional Truths from his whale-sized whoppers. For instance, every time we’d hike the hills behind Old Man Calhoun’s still we’d drop into a deep ravine and Ray always pointed at another ravine branching off the main trail. “The Wooly Man lives up there.”


How the story came about:
My Fifth Biggest Fear is from Thom’s anthology titled, “My Fictional Autobiography – II.” It’s a collection of lies, exaggerations and fibs created over a 70 plus year lifetime.

About Thom Schilling:
Thom Schilling is a graduate of Hanover College and is a Neurodivergent Competitive Writer who enjoys watching people and writing about the unusual, the edgy, and all things weird.

See all The Rabbit Hole VII: Not From Here stories here.

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