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Standing Water
My family was doing pretty well until about a decade ago. My dad developed a bit of a problem with the ponies, a problem that certain businessmen decided needed to…
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Free from Paranoia
Paranoia can affect anyone, some more than others. For some, it’s disabling, and others it’s just an inconvenience. Sara wasn’t sure where she fell on this spectrum, but she knew…
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Nell’s House
Everybody’s got a story. I don’t believe in ghosts but if you ever asked me if I’d been somewhere haunted, this is the story I’d tell. Down the road I…
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I Bought a Voodoo Doll on Ebay
VOODOO DOLL, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, BRAND NEW! 100% cotton, hand-crafted voodoo doll for all your vengeful needs! NO CRAFTING NECESSARY – just write your target’s name across the chest. No sewing,…
Read NowDelivery Boy
Coming from a poor family, my parents have always struggled to pay for my education. I decided to take some load of them when I got accepted into college and…
Read NowChildren’s Laughter
I went to a remote prison in Pennsylvania for robbery in 1989. If you try and find it, you will be out of luck because its gone, erased from most…
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THE TOADMAN *PT1*
My name is Abram, and I’m from a rural town in Montana by the name of Millsbe. A quiet farming town, I always had room to move about with my…
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The Shopping List
The man walked quickly to his destination, boots crunching on the old snow. It was covered in dirt and dog piss. No one had bothered to shovel for a few…
Read NowA Moment of Horror
The following is a description of one exact point in time. It is exactly 1:04:23.215 A.M. On the second story of a quaint little home in suburbia is a hallway.…
Read NowThe Prophetic Monolith
Somewhere in the Pacific ocean is an island, surrounded by a swamp filled with the carcasses of fish and other, less recognizable things poking out of the mud. The mire…
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The Crumbling House Next to Me
Bordering my property line, a manufactured home is left to be devoured by mother nature; abandoned. I have owned my property for multiple years, and, throughout that time, an owner…
Read NowThe Eyes of Twenty-Two
I was a mailman. I got crates of mail twice a week on Monday and Thursday, and then I had to sort them and deliver it all on Tuesday and…
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Metal Health
I recently discovered the most amazing resource to help those dealing with mental illnesses and personality disorders, and I want to share what I’ve learned with as many others as…
Read NowThe Story of Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes was a boy of few words. Few people knew more than the obvious about Thomas’s life-- he was a lonely child, and he had never known his parents.…
Read NowThe New Year
New Year’s night is a time of bliss and celebration Joy to one and all, but one for the duration But all through the night till the morning after sedation…
Read NowWhy Exercise is Bad For You
It all started when I got fat. I had been wanting to lose weight for a while, but being a not-exactly-starving-starving artist, I didn't have the money to join a…
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Missing Pieces
Today I was chosen for the feeding. Not of my own free will of course. Rarely does one find themself in a situation such as this; beyond that, far rarer…
Read NowThe Expedition
Andrew Sullivan was a wealthy man with his wife and his son before he made his billions from founding internet companies. His companies survived the crash that took out his…
Read Now“My Name Is Dylan”
Dylan had everything. He had a family that loved him, a beautiful girlfriend, and outstanding grades in school. He was a good kid, well liked by his teachers and classmates.…
Read Now5 Lucky Numbers in Italy that Could Improve Your Fortune
Italy definitely has one of the oldest cultures in the world, given that its territory used to be a part of Ancient Rome. The rich traditions of this country have…
Read NowThe Hooded Being
Ever wandered alone on the streets at the dead of night? Well, if you encounter a wizened figure in tattered robes and a hood, and you just can't seem to…
Read NowThe Wicked
I see my toes peeking over the edge of a perfect, circular hole in the ground. There’s nothing in the hole but pitch darkness in screeching contrast with the smooth…
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