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Vito The Salesman
CRASH! Thomas nearly jumped out of his skin at the waitress, suddenly dropping her tray of glassware a mere 5 feet from his booth. The sound of jingling glass shards…
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I Found a Laptop Connected to the Deep Web
My local internet cafe is not much of a sight to behold. I think that’s what may have contributed to it shutting down for a couple of months back in…
Read NowChronicles of the Mark – The Snake In the Sun
View the original story here: The Mark of Canus. Two concepts exist in our world, the natural, and the supernatural. Humanity actively sees and understands the natural, as we progress…
Read NowThe Eye of Ra
Jay Bennett hadn’t noticed the chubby man sitting alone in the corner booth until it was nearly time to close. He had been wiping down a couple of pub tables…
Read NowThe Mark of Canus
In today’s society, the advent of science brings an understanding of the world which puts people into a sense of security. We know what the world is made of, the…
Read NowThe Time Machine
First test of Space-time Manipulation Device “Time Machine” with Human Subject Abstract: This paper documents the initial test of the Space-time Manipulation Device carrying a payload of a willing human…
Read NowProphetic Pages
It was a rainy Saturday morning, and I could hear the rain tapping against my window. I looked up from my laptop and let out a soft sigh. The sound…
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The New Element
In 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, a metal door underneath Leningrad University, now restored to its original name St Petersburg University, is found. The door is welded…
Read NowMereana Mordegard Glesgorv
There is a video on YouTube named Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv. If you search this, you will find nothing. The few times you find something, all you will see is a…
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The Keepsake Box
The sound of the autumn leaves crunching beneath my boots projected itself through the forest around me. Finally, I could breathe in the fresh air of the mountainside and feel…
Read NowMr. Wiggles
My mother had gotten it for me at a neighborhood garage sale. The family had just lost their son, about my age too, nine or ten and they were trying…
Read NowStatten Cready & the Fear
Inspired by the news article: The mystery of the 132-year-old Winchester rifle found propped against a national park tree "Gid'yap, Goldie... jes' a little farther now." Statten Cready rolled exhausted…
Read NowThe Haunted Piano
Lady Vermella's piano was large and black. It was covered in a thick, feathery layer of dust. Its keys were turning yellow. It pounded out a strange, haunting melody every…
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Between Ice and Stars
The hull of the ship moaned and groaned under the strain of its frozen enclave. HMS Stargazer and its crew had initially set out into the deep unknown to map…
Read NowA Mirror In The Bathroom
The apartment was quiet at 5:47 in the morning. The kind of quiet that sits in a room like a held breath, broken only by the quiet drone of the…
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The Dantalion Sequence
I could feel the blood trickle from my fingertips on both hands, but I felt no pain. I was aware they were bleeding, but I felt no motivation to take…
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Namenlos and the Philosophy of Dreams
Recently I perused a lengthy document that provoked much thought in me, as much about its author and context as about its actual substance, and as I no longer have…
Read NowThe Bells On Christmas Eve
We moved in right after Thanksgiving. It was right after my recently divorced Mom finally got her job promotion at work. It had been a long time coming but finally…
Read NowIntuitive Advertising
Message Body: Intuitive ads. You see them everywhere now, and don’t really give it a second thought. Ads that use tracking cookies to track your browsing history or personal profile…
Read NowProtect The Crop
Farmer Adams was a grumpy shell of man. He treated anyone who trespassed on his property as hostile enemies. He wasn't the violent type to pull out a shotgun or…
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The Primeval Horror
Please do not come looking for me upon reading this letter, for the likelihood of my death is now more certain than it ever was before. I refused to heed…
Read NowUncle Carter’s Gift
The day began like any other as Carrie Sumter made breakfast for her husband and son. Part way through the crackling sizzle of eggs, the husband made his way into…
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