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This is My Goodbye
Dear Reader, When I was a little girl, I lived in a small neighborhood where everyone knew each other. You know the type: the suburban division of detached homes, each…
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My Worst 911 Call
I have been a 911 dispatcher for about three years now. I don’t know how my life eventually led me to work in this field, but somehow it happened. As…
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Six Pretty Petals
I woke up that Saturday morning to an unexpected breeze, cool and pleasant, against my cheek. I kept a fan on myself while I slept during the warmer seasons, but…
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My Sister Never Came Back From Her Film Convention; I’m The Only One Who Remembers Her.
I used to have an older sister. Her name was ‘Eileen,’ though she always preferred to be called by her first two initials: ‘E.V,” or “Evie,” as we’d often spell…
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I live alone in a houseboat on the bayou. Something’s been tapping at the hull at night.
It's been about a month now that Kenny's been gone. Three weeks and five days to be exact. He left in his pirogue one night just after sunset to go…
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The Mannequin Farm
I think I’m finally at the point where I’m able to talk about it. It’s been several years since it happened. None of us - not me, nor my friend,…
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Where the Birches Lean
It was the last week of school before Christmas break. That meant that the students and teachers of Ridgecrest Christian Preparatory Academy had little intention of actually working. Most classes…
Read NowThe Arcade
When I was in high school, my girlfriend and I would go to the mall a lot. It wasn't something I enjoyed very much, but it made her happy so…
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It Had My Mother’s Voice
The head of yet another six-inch nail is forced crudely into the hard flesh of what feels like the millionth wooden plank, its end contorted by the panicked blow it…
Read NowThe Manor House
Let me start by saying that I’m no professional storyteller. I just have a story to tell. Every summer my parent’s would drive from our home in rural Lincolnshire, to…
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The Tale of Sam Fuller
Before I get to me, I need to start here. There's a story people began telling in our town of Casper. They call it the Tale of Sam Fuller. A…
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The Haunter of the Ring
As I entered John Kirowan's study I was too much engrossed in my own thoughts to notice, at first, the haggard appearance of his visitor, a big, handsome young fellow…
Read NowMy Little Sister Has An Unusual Talent
My little sister is thirteen now. Her name is Zoe, she has blonde hair, blue eyes and she likes pop music, fashion and other typical teenage girl stuff. I really…
Read NowThe Woman in the Oven
During the summer of 1983, in a quiet town near Minneapolis, Minnesota, the charred body of a woman was found inside the kitchen stove of a small farmhouse. A video…
Read NowEmpty House
Even years later I can still remember that day. It was the first and last time I ever went out to the movies alone. The last time I went out…
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I Found a Mask in the Basement
The top half of Councilman Jones’ body hung by a steel cable looped around his neck and tied off to an old oak tree on one end. It was still…
Read NowDon’t Tell
"I don't want to go to Mee Mee Linda's anymore." Britney's little girl, Kristan, said as she was getting her ready to take to her mother's house. Britney was confused…
Read NowThis is How the World Ends
What does it take to destroy a universe? A cataclysm? Apocalypse? Do those things destroy a universe? No. We assume that the collapse of all we know is due to…
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Old Man Winter
Thank you for coming, doctor. I honestly didn't think the renowned psychoanalyst, Jeffrey Gilland, would see me. Then again, it isn’t every day you are handed the opportunity to interview…
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Stormbound
I had been a forty nine-er and a lucky one at that. Having made a small fortune in gold, that is to say, enough to put a substantial stake in…
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She Still Burns
When Jacob Housley turned up dead, it didn't take long for me to hear about it. Just about everyone knew everyone, back in the old town, and I was more…
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My Old Home Videos Showed Me a Life I Never Lived
No matter what you see in the coming months, regardless of how convincing it might seem; Know that I didn't want to die. I'm going to take all possible steps…
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