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Mirror, Mirror
I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. Ever since I first learned to write, I would always have a notebook and a pencil by my side.…
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Too good to be true
I was perusing the job ads hoping for something that paid more than minimum wage when something interesting popped up, "$1,000 per week! Working only 30 hours!" I was definitely…
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Easton, School For The Gifted
I had no prior belief in the preternatural, paranormal, or mythical. I was very much the atheist and a practical man, but the events of that night changed me for…
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The Last File
The following is a highly classified, transcripted document. Any Agency personnel below level five clearance caught with this file in their possession without explicit and signed permission from authorized personnel…
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Between Ice and Stars
The hull of the ship moaned and groaned under the strain of its frozen enclave. HMS Stargazer and its crew had initially set out into the deep unknown to map…
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Desert Bats
As I hurriedly stumbled down from the back of the troop transport, I fell on all fours onto the hard desert ground. The sun had just finished setting in the…
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Incident at the Fulfillment Center
The Forensic Video Analysis contract was completely standard but for two things Rayna had never seen before: A redaction where the company’s title usually went, and a personal note from…
Read NowTo Be A Bennett
As soon as Paul Anderson walked into Bennett’s Bait and Tackle, I immediately thought of the homemade missing persons sign stapled on the corkboard by the bathroom, constructed with the…
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Containment
A coward has many guises, and my bluff; has been called. I'm not a brave man. I slept with a night light on until I was in my twenties. Yet,…
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I Was The First Human To Walk On Venus: Something Deadly Is Here
Human spaceflight has always been one of the many fascinations of humanity, the idea of leaving behind our mother Earth, exploring new worlds, and discovering the secrets of the universe.…
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Cracks in the Cavern
“Bone is lightweight, durable, and responsive. A bridge made of steel cannot double its length, but bone both grows and responds to stresses. Furthermore, bone mends itself. A shattered brick…
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Driving Thunder
Lane Brandon cursed himself for remembering. Out here, it was easy not to. Freight trains, barrooms, cathouses, jailhouses – all those belonged back in Denver. He’d come west to rope…
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Special Delivery
Ethan yawned. It had been a long night. The deliveries had taken him all over the suburbs, his legs aching from pedaling his electric bike, the motor gone, and the…
Read NowThe Ceiling
I’ve probably mentioned it already, but y’know, it’s that time of year again. And, honestly, I only met him twice. But my buddy Jon got the lowdown — said he…
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Assistant to Mister Hastings
When most people are asked, “who’s your favorite actor?”, someone recognizable and beloved is almost always said. I’ve heard people say old favorites like Tom Hanks, up and comers like…
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Split Reality
August 13th, 2014 I’ve never, ever written in a journal before in my life, but after who I met yesterday I thought I might want to start one, for his…
Read NowEyes Front
Tow truck driver isn't traditionally a job you would associate with gruesomeness but let me tell you, I have seen things that would send you into shock. I've seen a…
Read NowI Took A Job In Northwestern Vermont: Entry Five: Investigations Part 1
Okay, so I have some friends from Castleton coming up for a week-ish long vacation. I’d already got the week off from the MILF (paid, thank god) so we’re set…
Read NowI Took A Job in Northwest Vermont: Entry One: The Witch’s Children
I took a digital archiving job with the van der Voort Estate Historical Society. It’s an old manor home dating back to the 1800s on a soft cliff overlooking Precipice…
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Chamber 23
When the popular social media platform, Facebook, first became available to the general public in 2006, its original intent was to connect people all around the world—this world. Its unsurpassable…
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The one who writes back
For around three years, I worked as a freelance school caretaker across the UK. Whenever a school was short-staffed or waiting to hire a permanent caretaker, I’d be sent in…
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My Coworker Showed Up For His Opening Shift, the Day After His Funeral
This happened to me a few years ago when I was working for a small-time administration office as a security guard. The building had just been purchased by the company…
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I found a book that does not exist
I found a book that does not exist. It cannot exist because if it does, it means I’ve gone mad. I love books, I always have since I could learn…
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