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A Strange Device
My name is Erika Stanton. You need to understand why I am posting this. The following are replicas of two posts that a friend of mine by the name of…
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A Box of Desires
Omnia cum pretio. Latin. “Everything at a price.” This is inscribed on a golden plaque inside the box. I feel I should have considered this phrase more carefully, and would…
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Don’t Wear Contacts Made by NewLife Vision
I don’t know about everyone else, but I have always had terrible vision. Generally, it gets worse from year to year, but there are some years I’m able to skip…
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If you’re near Rochester Heights I need your help, the thing in the hallway won’t let me leave my room
I Through my peephole, I saw that it was still there. The flayed skin glistened under the dim glow of the hanging incandescent lightbulb. It knew I was watching and…
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Obey the Pattern
I’m writing this while I still have control of my body. There needs to be a record of what’s happening to me, so if it happens to you, at least…
Read NowHow Lucky I Was
I was dying. I knew it, my doctors knew it, and my family knew it. It has only been sixteen weeks since my official diagnosis, yet here I lay, trapped…
Read NowThe Language that spreads
Entry 1: Phonemes There is something peculiar about Phillip, one of my 9th graders. He used to be exceptional at English. I am an English as a foreign language teacher…
Read NowIn the Dark
I see you over there, tucked into your bed. I hope you feel uncomfortable. I hope you sense me over here, watching you. I wonder if you can see my…
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The Mistake
I was awoken by a low thumping sound. Startled, I sat up in bed but I could see nothing in the darkness of my room. No odd shapes. Thinking it…
Read NowLights Out
Once again the story is boring and hard to read. You miss your fifth grade reading book already. Try as you might, you just can't stay awake any longer. Your…
Read NowThe Unvoiced
SILENCE IS GOLDENREMEMBER THIS RHYMESILENCE YOUR VOICEWHEN IT’S YOUR TIME At sixteen, you must decide. Our doctors say it doesn’t hurt a bit. They use a local anesthetic for the…
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I Watch Security Cameras In An Old Government Building – Part One
I have an idea of what you might already be thinking, how could something as boring as watching security cameras in an old government building for eight hours a night…
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I Can Taste Death
Death is inevitable. We don’t know when it will happen, simply that someday it will come for us all. Well, most people don’t know when, but I do. This is…
Read NowEnjoy Your Stay at the Covenwood Inn
Business trips are dreadfully boring, especially in my line of work. The only good thing about them? Hotels. The tedium of day-to-day dealings bookended with clean towels and a mint…
Read NowThe Salesman
I was 15 years old during the weekend in June when everything would change. My mum had decided to skip town to visit her distant family, as she felt that…
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Play to Win
Subject: RE: Meeting 3: Exercise From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:31:16 +0000 To: [email protected] Dear Dr. Faulk, Let me start by saying thank you, Doctor. I know why you're getting…
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Never Use Cheat Codes on a Ouija Board
In my hometown, there is a unique shop of oddities called "HexWorks" that I frequent. It's an old-world boutique that specializes in niche products that I'd describe as being vintage-style…
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Abomination By: Ben Meadows First of all, I want to clarify that I cared about the people in this account that were taken from me very deeply. Their screams and…
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Heaven’s Herb
In the wake of the 2016 American election, several changes occurred in the country. One of the more highly publicized and celebrated of these developments was California’s legalization of marijuana…
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