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Masking the Smell
Becoming a parent changes everything. We have implicitly accepted the notion that all things in life should be regulated for orderly consumption. I expect to know exactly how much manganese is in…
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Dollars and (Common) Sense
“Good morning, darling! Rise and shine! We’ve got a big day ahead of us! We’re going to Sydney.” Julie had always loved travel. Everything about it – the packing for…
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Dr. Greenwich’s Flesh Golem
Read Part One Here I’d come back from another visit to the forest by Dr. Greenwich’s former ‘clinic’, when Harlowe gave me another of her trademark looks. I was barely…
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I Was Hired to Murder Myself
I have always enjoyed killing; and I blame it on my farm childhood. Calling it a farm is a big stretch. I grew up in a shack on a rural…
Read NowThe Curse of Hannah Cranna
“I swear I’m dreaming of someone else’s memories,” Samantha told her fiancé on the anniversary of their engagement. “I know I sound crazy. It’s just that—” Caleb took another bite…
Read NowInk Filled Dream
“Oh! that my young life were a lasting dream! My spirit not awakening, till the beam Of an Eternity should bring the morrow.” -Edgar Allan Poe In a dream Joseph…
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Writer’s Block
“Did you get my story written?” Christie asked as she came through the front door just after two. Normally she wouldn’t be home for another couple of hours but apparently…
Read NowThe Beast and the Businessman
John drifted in an immense void. There was no way to control his movement, and no place he could have gone. He wondered if anyone even knew he was alive.…
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A Night at the Farm House
As they walked up the front steps of the house, Tommy could feel his fear set in. The view of the old farm house in the fading sunlight was enough…
Read NowNightmare Walking
Have you ever had one of those dreams, where you dream you're doing something, only to wake up and realize you're almost acting out your dream in real time? The…
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June 2015 Discussion Post: Do You Believe in Divination?
Last month's discussion post about superstition was a lot of fun to read! June's post will be tangentially related: this month I want to know if you believe in divination.…
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The Devil’s Playground
My foot tapped eagerly on the floor of the internet cafe. I looked at the unattended laptop, then back to the counter. The laptop been sitting there, unlocked, for over…
Read NowCandle Walker
The room was dark and empty, a spare room that I hadn't had the chance to do anything with. The electricity had gone out sometime earlier that night, so I…
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My Sister Brought Home A Clown
I grew up with a healthy fear of clowns, I’d say. Could’ve been because of Stephen King, could’ve been because of John Wayne Gacy, could’ve just been because they’re fucking…
Read NowFile Number 1
It was around two years ago that I first found the files. There were twenty of them, carefully arranged and bound up inside brown paper folders, each one stamped and…
Read NowAdmin Asks 5/25: I Need Feedback!
Hey everyone! I have a couple things that I wanted to get community input on, so let's get right to business. First: When is summer break for most of you? Just…
Read NowThe Pale Child
It was just a painting… simply a creepy painting. That’s what I kept telling myself. Perhaps I should elaborate a bit. My name is Colin McFetridge and I come from…
Read NowThe Night my ADHD Almost Got me Killed
I'm not what you would call a particularly smart individual. I generally like to think it's my ADHD that caused me to perform so poorly in school. But I haven't…
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Strawberry Fields
Having something you can’t control is difficult. That’s what I was thinking the other day when a coworker asked me if I had any experience sitting kids. I do. On…
Read NowUnconscious Burden
Twice, two separate times, in the span of only six months, it’s happened. I go to bed, like any other night and wake up outside, lying on the ground in…
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The Hanging Tree
The ball flew towards the boy. With a cry of alarm, the boy dropped to the floor. “Damnit Jimmy, you're supposed to catch the ball not hide from it!” a…
Read NowCross Manor
December 11th, 8:14 pm The odor drew me back to a faint memory from childhood, one I had not felt in years. A winter night so cold it stole the…
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