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The Apollo Inventus
I hope to God, that this is the right thing to do. This is what he told us to do. This is the precaution he told us to take. That’s…
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Stick To The Road
Driving, to me it is more then just getting from point A to point B, it is a way of life. Some find peace at a spa or on a…
Read NowThicker Than Water
"A graveyard’s cross stood before a hobo. Clouds were gathering in the skies, enveloping the moon – the last source of light in this ominous hour. Maple leaves, red and…
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Night Shift
I work the night shift at a local mom-and-pop convenience store at the front of my neighborhood. We sell snacks, drinks, milk, bread, all the normal stuff that people need…
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Infected by Happiness
“Do you want to be happy?” The man next to me asked without turning around. I said nothing at first, my mind was occupied with dark thoughts. The last nights…
Read NowA Thing of Flesh and Copper
Stacy and I switched the power on and sent ourselves to an early grave. I say an early grave, but I don’t expect there will be anyone left to bury…
Read NowNice Neighbors
Her family had lived in that house, on that street, for as long as Ivanna could remember. She had her birthday parties in that backyard and swung from the big…
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Fang of the Mountain
Fang of the Mountain A foray into Horror by Stormy Strider There are things in this world, dark things. Things that the mind cannot fully process, and so it blocks…
Read NowThe Barris Institute
Ever since I was a child all I wanted to do was to help people. I wanted to aid those who were lost in this jungle of a world. We…
Read NowSong of the Siren
This was not here yesterday, Richard thought to himself as he stepped on the bulge in the hardwood floor. He leaned forward onto his right foot, placing as much force…
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When Death Cheats You
Everyone knows the term "cheating death": it's when you get to escape the ending of your life, or the cruelness of how it will end or just the terror itself…
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It Just Wants To Be Like Us
“Okay, Jonnathan, you ready?” He closed his eyes as he nodded and the gas started flowing. Slowly, he lost feeling in his mouth, becoming dazed in the process. Soon he…
Read NowRicardo’s Ghost
“Play with me,” it said. I stirred in my bed, my eyes drowsy and heavy. A yawn blew out of my mouth. I was seconds away from falling deep into…
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The Hallucinations of Cy Abrendo
“How do you know that what you experience is real?” Was the question I posed to my class that blustery Thursday morning in January. I teach psychology at the University…
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The Sky Giant
Rollercoasters. I hated them. I always did. When it came to school trips to the local theme parks, I always sat them out. I could enjoy the lazy rapids or…
Read NowBlood of the Swine
And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and…
Read NowAway from Grey
October evenings usually seem bleak and desolate by themselves. However, this one seems a bit greyer than usual. The outside world is a step beyond hopeless and I’m afraid I…
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Race The Devil
The year was 2042 and the month was April. My doctor, a pretty young gal that looked like she should still be in med school, ...she told me that it…
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The Desert Road
Working late one night, preparing for a court appearance the next morning, I was somewhat taken aback by the sudden breath of the long-forgotten, but supremely familiar scent of the…
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Rust Bucket
Sixty feet away, the Rotblatt came flubbering into the outskirts of the headlights. Carapace segmented, twitching in random flutters. Swirling water around its glistering fins. I reached for the light…
Read NowDevil’s Hole Cave
Nathaniel H. Jackson's Journal November 11, 1911 I had never intended on venturing into that cave. That cave where no one ever dared to go near. I remember when I…
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