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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…
Read NowGrave Mistake
My little girl is my entire world. I remember the first time I held her. I fell in love instantly—a love I didn't know I was capable of. At that…
Read NowDo you want to remember me?
January 16, 2012. Klakzkrig. Exhausted, I was sprawling face-down in bed, feeling like I’d been dragged through a combine harvester and then forced to plow the rest of the field…
Read NowHave You Heard Of The Madam?
In December of 2015, Marceline Nightingale was declared missing. The lack of evidence, like many other older cases in this town, entices me. Maybe if this one could be solved…
Read NowProtect The Crop
Farmer Adams was a grumpy shell of man. He treated anyone who trespassed on his property as hostile enemies. He wasn't the violent type to pull out a shotgun or…
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Crimson Eyes
It’s been an hour now and she hasn’t found a thing. She’s heard so many rumors about this old factory and all the things that have happened here since it…
Read NowThe Sunday They Stayed
I remember the first time I saw the lights. I was driving home late from my shift at the mill, taking the backroad through Pygmy Stream, Alabama, my hometown, to…
Read NowI Found an Extra Light Switch in My Apartment
It’s been about seven months since I signed my year long lease for this shithole apartment. I don’t think I’ll be making it another five months. I’m not sure if…
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The Final Report
Police report Detective Richard Miles The following report is concerning the incident occurring the evening of July 13th 2022. I firstly wish to apologise for the tardiness of this report…
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All the riches in the world
After it all happened, I could never explain just what about the little wooden jewelry box had caught my eye. It was simple and unornamented. When questioned about what was…
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The Emporium
Monday:This was supposed to be my one day off. But, when you have a skeleton crew and someone doesn't show up, you get called to come in. Not by the…
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The Thinning House
Sanity is the ancient lie, it’s a lie old as consciousness. Sanity is our imagined common denominator, that nonexistent place we are said to converge. Insanity is as real as…
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Expires October 31st
It was October 26th, and I was at the supermarket grabbing a few things I would need for Halloween, before it closed. Specifically candy to hand out to the kids…
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Night World
It’s my oldest memory. I’m standing in dad’s office, books are raining from the shelves as the ground shakes under my feet. It’s an earthquake, my first one so to…
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Devil’s Sicario
A couple weeks ago I ran into a cousin I haven’t seen in years. He is much older than me, and closer to my dad’s age than my own, but…
Read NowThe Deadly Dinner
Deep in the great woods in England's heart stands a small village of Eldenmoore. In the 16th century it was ruled by the great Baron Armstrong. He was a tyrant…
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The King in the Forest
Nick’s cigarette lit up. He had to shield it from the rain twirling around us. The orange tip was spitting and sputtering from the fierce wind. He still wouldn’t let…
Read NowUnhallowed
The dying rays of evening bleed across the horizon, leaving behind fleeting kisses as the sun departs until the morrow. In its absence, a vast congregation of trees gathers around…
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The Red Eyed Intruder
My family and I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere. When I say “middle of nowhere” I mean it literally. There are no signs of civilization for…
Read NowThe Music Box
Isabella walked to the front of her grandmother’s casket. Her grandmother looked peaceful in her repose, wearing her favorite dress. Isabella guessed that she just didn’t understand what had happened.…
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Tag… You’re It!!
Ten people. Ten people in ten different places doing ten different things, but all sharing one single thought... "What if it really works?" You see, in our little town of…
Read NowThe Astronomer’s Painting
If you're reading this, you know what sorry state you have found me in. I pass on my condolences for whatever trauma I may have predisposed upon you, and it…
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