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If You Go Down To The Woods
The young girl made her way through the thick undergrowth. It was not yet dusk, but the sun would disappear quickly behind the densely-packed trees. There is a sort of…
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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 NowA Problem With Ants
:: TUESDAY :: When it finds food, a single ant leaves a chemical trail which allows fellow ants to reach the same location with considerable ease. The chemical trail is…
Read NowThe Candle
She gave him the key as soon as he had walked in the door. It had been in a small box, wrapped up with a bow. He tried not to…
Read NowI Sat On The Bus
I sat on the bus, on my way to school. Listening to music, and paying little to no attention to the other students. At one of the stops my mind…
Read NowThe Man Who Lives Above You
The man who lives above you is the quiet type. How lucky you are to live in an apartment underneath someone so courteous! It seems he never drops anything, seeing…
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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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Your Life: The Final Season
I'm sorry for this. Recently, I received a package in the mail. I didn't recognize the sender. It seemed harmless enough. So, I opened it up. It was a DVD.…
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The Dark Man
My grandfather on my dad’s side passed away from cancer back in 2018 at the age of 75. Unlike my mom’s parents and my dad’s mom, my two brothers, my…
Read NowClockwork: Your Time is Up
A little girl sat in her room. Her messy brown hair was put into little pigtails, as her hazel eyes stared at the door. She hugged her stuffed giraffe close…
Read NowThe Patchwork Quilt
An elderly woman hummed softly to herself, smiling happily as she worked; the needle glinting as her brittle hands slid it through the material, piecing the scraps together with thread.…
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My Roommate Got Sick After Returning from Africa
“Are you absolutely positive you locked the door when you left?” Denise’s voice was too desperate for her words to be an accusation. More like a plea. I adjusted the…
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Fertilizer
The moment I had signed the sales contract for the old farmhouse I'd been happier than I was in years. You see, in life, I did everything right. I headed…
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My Garbage Man Is Blackmailing Me. I Can’t Take This Anymore.
Millennials are a generation who were raised by television, and I’m no exception. TV shows make everything look easy. Bob Ross could teach you to paint a landscape in a…
Read NowThey’re Coming For Me
I am sitting on my bed, shaking with fear. They're coming tonight, I know they are. They're coming for me. I can't stop them, there are too many of them.…
Read NowThe Support Group for Serial Killers and Psychopaths
Dear Person of Interest, You most likely do not know me, but I on the other hand, know you too well. It has come to my understanding that you are…
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The Kokopelli of the Black Mesa
Intense, sticky, long and uncommon are just a few words you could use to describe the summer I’ve been having. I don’t believe it to be an entirely unique experience,…
Read NowThat Night In The Mirror
I’ll tell you right now that my story doesn’t have any dramatic climax or any cathartic resolution. Don’t bother reading it if that’s what you’re looking for. My story is…
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The Canada Geese of Lake Pleasant
I'm a researcher studying Canada Geese for the last ten years. I've never published my research. Specifically, my small team and I study a small population of Canada Geese that…
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What happens when we try to calculate a mad man’s thoughts
It was a miracle. Dr. Randleman had done it. He made thoughts visible...His achievement, AA numerical calculation of images and emotions. Dr. Randleman was a genius known throughout academia as…
Read NowFather Lucie
Hello. I’m Father Lucie and I’m a man of faith. I’m a man of the clergy and I believe in right and wrong, and nothing in between. I believe that…
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