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Everyone Loves My Tomatoes
I've loved gardening ever since I was young. My mother was a gardener, too. She taught me all of her tricks of the trade, got me to just love the…
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I Liquidated Death’s Company
I will assume that you have no knowledge of UK insolvency law. I would be surprised if you did. Most people think that when a company runs out of money…
Read NowMisophonia
I’m not a violent person. I never have been. I know that may sound strange given the current circumstances, but you have to believe me when I tell you that…
Read NowThe Mother of the Mojave
The sun was a jagged, bleeding wound on the horizon as Miles and Sarah pushed through the Mojave. Their old Jeep Wrangler rumbled with a comforting rhythm, the air conditioner…
Read NowThe Naga Cave
“Delta squad, clear that building!” The command ripped from Tim Brinley’s throat, echoing through the blistering desert air, a phrase so familiar to him it was more reflex than speech.…
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The Monkey’s Paw
I. Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at…
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The Two-Headed Boy
Watching TV has always been one of our favorite things to do. In the early years, this proved difficult. Remus, being the stronger of our halves, would pull me until…
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The hunter and the hierophant
“I think it is the evening I like best, when the candles are burning low, and the last worshipers begin to pack up and leave for the night. When the…
Read NowJeff The Killer Goes To Sleep
Jeff crawled silently through the bedroom window of his latest victim and gradually crept over the the foot of his bed. His last encounter hadn't gone so well; the kid's…
Read NowThe Plague Doctor
Ever since I was a child, I always had a crippling fear of doctors. You may wonder why; these individuals were here only to heal us, mend us. Ignoring slight…
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The Puppet Theater in My Attic
It was the last thing I remembered before my dad’s passing. The first time I saw it. I was eight years old at the time. It was dark outside my…
Read NowA Bad Night
“You're making a mistake.” “I'm sorry you feel that way, Mr. Monahan. Our decision has been made.” “But...” “There's nothing more to be said. Your final check will be in…
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Cancer Season
WHERE IS my daughter? I need her to come and say goodbye. Cancer isn’t the only thing eating me alive. My son-in-law John is standing next to me, as are…
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Why Do People Keep Staring at My Face?
"What the hell is her problem?" I thought to myself as I sat in my cubicle. Angela, one of my co-workers, was staring at me. More accurately, she was gawping…
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Homecoming
Ryan slammed his back against the wall and slowly slid down, sitting on the bathroom floor. The iron-like smell of blood filled his nostrils and partially repulsed him. He closed…
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Mind on Fire
It's funny in a way, how even the most sickening of experiments or discoveries can be covered up by time. The way that some people can just move on from…
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The Reunion
Pistachio nuts littered the thin blue vinyl covering of the table. Salt and dust collected on the pads of Brendan’s fingers. He cracked each nut with excessive force, letting the…
Read NowThe Pale Harlequin
The rain from the previous night had cleared up, leaving a damp, heavy silence over the suburbs. In a different house, miles away from the tragedy that had struck Elena’s…
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The Night Tracker
As soon as my Master Octavius let me outside, I felt the breeze of the wind touch my whiskers. I cared for him, and the rest of his family as…
Read NowThe Raccoon
My father once told me when I was little that the easiest way to trap a raccoon was to put a shiny object in a Pringles can. At first it…
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Rain of Terror
“Look, Daddy!” Erin exclaimed in her squeaky voice that Dane always found so endearing, “See how high up Kevin’s kite is?” “I see it, Princess,” Dane replied with a smile.…
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