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Grey Hunting
My name is John Dawson. I’m a police lieutenant from Canton, Georgia. In my twenty years on the force, I have dealt with some pretty rough characters. My family and…
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They Did Not Come in Peace
I grew up in a very remote small town called Funkley in northern Minnesota. I had lived my entire life there. Despite what you might read about it now there…
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I’m unsure of what to say. All I can say is that I’m scared. Very scared. My hands shake violently as I hastily scribble down a few words onto the…
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We are all one, be one with us
Truth is, most people can't handle the truth and most often prefer to live in the comfort of their own delusions. Very few of us are an exception to this,…
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I Thought I Saw My Future Self as a Time Traveler
I thought I saw my future self as a time traveler. Less than a week ago, I was on my way to school when I locked eyes with a very…
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Washington’s Inconceivable
Let me begin by stating that I have always had a fascination with nature and its creatures. Even at a young age, I would watch documentaries that explained nature, its…
Read NowFrom Deep Within
“There was a little man in my room last night, and he says he’s going to take me with him.” I glanced up from my cereal in surprise and fixed…
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Terminal Velocity
I could feel the engines of the ship scream to life as the heads-up display flickered in around me, my hands grasping the control yokes with the kind of sweat…
Read NowThe New Arcade In Town
This is the first time I’ve told anyone this story, and it may be the last, because they’ve found me. The year was 1994. I was a 15 year old…
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Under the Ice
As I lay in my sick bed with my mind muddled, I find it quite impossible to find motivation to continue on and lack the focus to return to my…
Read NowLaughing Joking Neural Network
Tom had been melted again that morning. In a moment of rage, the neural network fired a plasma arc from a gemstone imbedded on the side of one of its…
Read NowRoommate Problems
I had moved out of my last apartment that February. My roommate had gone crazy and I had to get out. By crazy, I don't mean "crazy." I mean insane.…
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Midnight Visit
The darkness of the nighttime sky hangs like a shroud cloaking the Earth in mystery. The shroud is empty, devoid of the decorations that usually dot its fabric every hour…
Read NowThey Were Lying
They told us it was the greatest technological achievement in human history. They told us it would forever change our role on the cosmic stage. They told us it would…
Read NowA Different Television Channel
In some television markets, people get two different versions of the same channel. This is usually caused by affiliates being nearby--for example, while living in New Jersey receiving the ABC…
Read NowArray One Channel Four
Array 1- Channel 4. Ursa Minor once had six stars. So did Cygnus. I know most of you don’t believe me. In fact it’s possible that none of you do.…
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The Burden of Time
It’s the 21st December. I know this because Emmanuel teaches me to read the sky. That’s how the ancient civilisations navigated the globe, even before the days of maps they…
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Aberration
I like to go urban spelunking, "ruin diving" my friends call it. We find a place out in the middle of the nowhere that people have forgotten and we break…
Read NowDark Matter
Professor Salik Scientific Ethics Class 3rd Grade, 5th Period Salik ambles to his desk, tapping the holographic display. “Alright class settle down, settle down." He taps on his desk again…
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