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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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The 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 NowTHE HARRIMAN FILES: 1945 [DECLASSIFIED 1987]
In the direct aftermath of World War II, two major meetings among world leaders were held: the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference. We view these meetings now with hindsight…
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Day Of Absolution
Read part one here This is Inspector Arthur Knight and the truth is I do not know why I am writing this. Perhaps it is the long trained need to…
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I walked the Labyrinth and lived to tell the tale
I’m no hero – that much will become obvious as you read my account. In fact, I’m a coward…the type who always takes the easiest path. Left to my own…
Read NowThe Haunted Bus Route
Driving a bus. I'm not sure how many people dreamed they could do that when they were kids, but one thing I know for sure is that I did. I…
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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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I work as a paralegal for a well known religious advocacy group. Something is wrong with the new girl.
Have you ever felt someone is trying to blend in a little too much? She first spoke to me when I was riding a bus to work. She was beautiful…
Read NowI’m Hell’s Best Loan Shark
My job’s an interesting one. Putting “loan shark” on any résumé likely won’t end in success. Adding “hell’s best” at the beginning will probably succeed in a one way trip…
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Taxi, at Your Service
Good afternoon, welcome. Please, please, make yourself comfortable back there. What’s the destination? Alrighty, one sec. Let me just type that in here on the GPS. Oh, yeah, okay. I…
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The Writer
My therapist, Dr. Raymond, has cleverly deduced that I suffer from mild paranoia. But what the simple doctor does not understand is that I am not paranoid, I am prepared.…
Read NowJun 12 2026 I Took A Job In Northwestern Vermont: Entry Four: UFOs and Other Mysterious Accounts
Let’s take a step back from the quasi-cosmic ramifications of the Great Mouser. Let’s talk about UFOs today. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that Darabont County is…
Read NowI Took A Job In Northwestern Vermont: Entry Three: The Great Mouser
So I’ve been busy going through the archives and you know, doing my job, so I haven’t had a lot of time to type up much. Tall Jim needed to…
Read NowThe Taste of Lobster
I heard the crowd murmur. Men stood outside, drinking coffee, smoking, laughing, reminiscing. Inside woman fawned over fresh babies and children, gossiped and ate lemon cake. It was as if…
Read NowThe Killing Type
Barker watched from his car with a morbid sense of curiosity as the mark crossed the dual carriageway and went into the greasy spoon Cafe opposite. Barker had been on…
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Assistant to Mister Hastings: The Academy Awards
Read part one here I still don’t know how we got here. It doesn’t feel real. This is like a fever dream. How in the hell did Eric Hastings III…
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The Haunted Cat House of Gilmore County
Roger Hemlock scowled at the bustling of servants going about their chores in preparation for the wedding to be held later in the day. In his mind, the mere thought…
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Confessions of a Forester
I work for the US Forest Service. A lot of interesting to fairly abnormal happenings have occurred during my 20+ years of service with FS. Reading the experiences of others…
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I Need Somebody
I This wall once held a chalkboard. The one behind me displayed a map of the United States with big red stars indicating state capitals. In the corner to my…
Read NowHerbert West—Reanimator
I. From the Dark Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror. This terror is not due altogether…
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11 Bodies Hanging From 21 Trees
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…
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A Hunter in the Dark
Gunnar Viermetz, a hunter for a specialized organization, scanned the side door of his reinforced white van. He looked at his contract for details about the animal his bosses wanted…
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