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Evaporation
Water. Water is the cornerstone of life. It nourishes us, irrigates our crops and waters our livestock. Water is vital for all known forms of life. We rely on it…
Read NowImpending Doom
"It's time to sleep now, Justin. Seriously. You're getting too old for this." My father stated, while slipping the covers underneath the edges of my body, to keep me snug…
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The Man in the Red Tin Wall
Donna Ball woke at 7:15 as she had done every weekday for the past ten years. Tired eyes struggled to stay open, and as she heaved herself from her tacky…
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The Man in the Attic
Mike and his mother Sarah lived in a sharply white two-story house about eight miles from the city and half a mile away from a red diner which worked throughout…
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The Pocket Watch
When I was a child there was nothing to eat. I was the eldest of five, so it was my job to make sure that I always let my brothers…
Read NowThe Growths
I'd had them ever since I was a kid. I can remember being incredibly self-conscious about them, hiding them in my pockets under books and bags. The kids at school…
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My Wife Won’t Stop Sleep Talking
My wife and I moved into our new apartment just a few months ago. Before this, we lived in a large cottage overlooking a beautiful lake. It was my wife's…
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Black Christmas
It was cold and dark that one wretched morning in the city of dead dreams. Dilapidated buildings, decadent sentries of another time, towered on either side of me as I…
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The Dancer
It began about a week ago, as I slept. I was having the most bizarre nightmare I've ever had. I was alone, and surrounded by darkness. I couldn’t see or…
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I Was Raised to Believe I Was an Android
From an early age I was told my father had “built” me and that I was built to help the family. Any feelings or thoughts that differed from his programming…
Read NowThe Crawling House On Black Pond Road
I can’t sleep. I have to share because maybe I won’t feel if I share. Dr. Kirsch says to write and get it off my chest. Writing about it might…
Read NowA poem of fractured mind
Poem of fractured mind Doctors and nurses digging through my head Stitching through psyche like needle through thread Picking through all of the places in mind Searching for something that…
Read NowLucid Paradise
There is an ancient story which tells of how a spider creature named Iktomi created a web which filtered good dreams from the bad dreams. He shared the secrets of…
Read NowThe Thing behind me wants me to turn around
A degree in wildlife management. It sounds so exciting, and the $70,000 piece of paper has certainly ensnared many bright, nature-loving youths with the allure of grand vistas and endless…
Read NowThe Mind Game
Author's Note: "The Mind Game" is the sequel to "The Door Game". The author recommends you read the first part of the story, which can be found here, before reading…
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Within the Darkness
It all started after moving into my new house. Yeah, that’s pretty cliché. Believe me, I know, but it’s what happened. I never experienced anything supernatural before and, though interested,…
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I Bought a Strange Guitar; I Think the World Is Ending
At this point, there is little that will make any difference. I can protest that I am a victim, I was always a victim, the same as everybody. But I…
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The Twist: A Parody
Don’t read this because it actually works. Now youve started reading, you can’t stop. A girl named Kathy drowned to death. If you email or repost this comment to three…
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