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Cellular Phone
If you call yourself on your own cellular phone, sometimes you will get an answer. You won't hear anything other than heavy breathing, so don't bother waiting for them to…
Read NowThe Intruders
I'm a bit of a light sleeper, so any noise at all will wake me up. It’s part of the reason I live alone. I don't want some roommate waking…
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Apparitions from the Past
Bayou La Batre, Alabama, 1995. Friday, between pitch dark and first light, the Gulf Breeze, a shrimp trawler out of Corpus Christi, Texas, entered the Bayou Shell Banks. A dead…
Read NowGround Control to Major Tom
"Did you take your protein pills? Good, now put your helmet on." Ground Control commanded and Major Tom obeyed. Ground Control droned on as Tom sat in his seat in…
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Am I Crazy?
I do not know where to start. Usually, this would not be written for someone to read. However, I cannot trust my own judgement. What I write here is for…
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Would You Like to Feed the Birds?
I had always loved this one cemetery ever since I was a little girl. Not only were the grounds beautiful, but the cemetery itself was absolutely massive. I always imagined…
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The Hazards of Dating
Dating sucks as an adult. The only way to meet new people is either on the internet or in a bar, and I’m not comfortable trying to start a relationship…
Read NowThe Theater of Cruelty
I work in IT, and I travel a lot for business. I find myself in weird places. One time I was on a train in the middle of Massachusetts, somewhere…
Read NowThe Real Monsters
When I was a little boy, I was afraid of monsters. They always lurked in the dark places where the light didn’t reach. It didn’t matter how many times my…
Read NowEarly From Work
Margaret had, as usual, been left to the confines of her bedroom. With her father working the night shift and her mother ill with pneumonia, she didn't have anyone to…
Read NowThe SCSI Temple
The first time I met Ada Klesco, she caught ahold of my hand and held it for a very long time. At first, I assumed that it was just a…
Read NowTragedy at Tuckahoe Lake
TRAGEDY AT TUCKAHOE LAKE Ronny was impressed- they were great at telling his tale. “We only save the BEST campfire story for the end,” Stan told the wide-eyed kids as…
Read NowAn Ordinary Day
It is just another day for anyone but me. Cars zip past on the highway just beyond my house. The sun is shining down and birds are singing the day’s…
Read NowThe Night I Chose To Remember
When I was in elementary school, I can't specifically remember when, I somehow developed nightmares. I dreamt often that I was abducted by aliens and that was often enough to…
Read NowSome Things Should Just Be
It was an atrocious act, but it worked. And just like everything else in this world, there was a consequence. This act worked, but not in the way that they…
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