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Warnock’s Dilemma
I don't know how to start things. Partly, I think, that's because I don't know where this all...started. Began? I'll start with me. I'm 25, working from home for a…
Read NowHave You Ever Wondered at the Mystery of Sleep?
Have you ever wondered at the mystery of sleep? That dark unknown of time when our conscious reality slips away and only slippery fragments of strange and obscure memories we…
Read NowWho is Melissa Harbenton?
“The moving truck is gonna be here in 20 minutes!” I heard my fiancé, Roger, shout from downstairs. “Okay, almost done!” I shouted back. I had been up in the…
Read NowReflections
A few years ago I lived in a small college town in the mountains. I and a few friends had this nice set up where we all lived in the…
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The Black Mist
He had a bad day today. No, a terrible day. He drove along the barren roads illuminated only by the grace of the moon and the crimson flame of porch…
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Josephine Is Dead
Josephine Richardson woke up. With a great gasp, she sat upright. It took her a moment to recognize where she was: her room, in front of her typewriter. She laughed…
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Which One Was The Real Thing?
I heaved a sigh of relief after closing the hallway door and glanced down at the skittish little furry friend at my feet. My dog, Chip, practically latched himself to…
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Can You Hear That?
“Can you hear that?” The voice was muffled. The music blaring from my headphones drowned out everything around me. If he didn't tap my shoulder, I wouldn't have even noticed…
Read NowRiley, My Haunted Halloween Doll
My name is Lydia. I’m 30 years old, and I love celebrating Halloween with my best friend, Martha. Martha and I have been best friends ever since we were ten…
Read NowMost Likely
It's night, most likely. The canopy of sky above is that deep fathomless shade of dark that usually can be associated with nocturne, and the breeze is wispy with a…
Read NowThe Lamp Genie
Many years ago, when I was a kid, I had a strange dream. I was just six years old. It’s not that big deal to have strange, crazily detailed and…
Read NowObject Permanence
Lately I have been questioning the reality of things around me. I can sure identify where it started, and where it came from, but I just can’t get it out.…
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It’s Safer To Be Afraid Of The Light
Richard removed the lightswitch to the basement stairwell. It wasn’t that he simply disabled it, no. He removed the entire thing. Plastic covering, screws, the switch box—all of it. Though,…
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HE leads THEM
As you learn things, you notice things As you notice things, you learn things As you learn more, more becomes real to you And as more becomes real to you,…
Read NowGrand Sacrifice
The notion that our existence was crafted so eloquently without the guiding hand of a supreme being is equally as indigestible as that of an omnipotent, omnipresent God. I have…
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The John Doe Tapes
May 9th. Another murder. The newspaper says it all. The headlines read: "Third Tape Given to Police". The page says the following:"Yesterday afternoon, police received a third tape. As per…
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Wonderland
An army of birds sat in the branches of an old oak tree. She walked quickly, carefully, quietly, cautiously, cradling the duffle bag she held in her arms like a…
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