Banshee Screams

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Write a scene in which a banshee arrives to wail. Whose death does she foretell? Does anyone try to intervene to stop this fate? Is she even at the right house?

Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.

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Cassandra Lipp is the former managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.