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Grandpa’s secret lived in the basement
It was during the spring break of my second year at college that I got a phone call from my uncle Andrew, asking me if I’d be willing to spend…
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White Eyes in Bright Lights
When people ask me about how it is to live in my neck of the woods, the Carolina Piedmont, I'd like to tell them of the rolling hills that lead…
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The Porcelain Mask
Marcel tightened the last cords on his hiking backpack. He stepped back admiring how neatly he packed the bag. Every year he and a group of friends went on three-day…
Read NowEyes of the Purged
The Police Warns… The Serial Killer is Still at Large.Anyone who notices suspicious activity or an individual is urged to report it immediately. For months now, we had all been…
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No Face, No Case
My name is detective Derek Wallace, of the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, in Cook County, Illinois, and for the last two and a half months I have been assigned to…
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The Haunting Melody
Deep within the dark, foreboding woods, nestled among the gnarled trees and overgrown shrubs, stood the abandoned cabin, shrouded in mystery. Its cracked walls and broken windows bore witness to…
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I Don’t Experience Thursdays
I’ve had this problem for as long as I can remember. In preschool, I remember being confused when they told us there were seven days in a week, because I…
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Cold Wind, Cold Earth
"With little evidence towards his innocence, he is to be hanged the Monday from next on charges of military treachery and murder...as for the state and whereabouts of Private Oswald…
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Never Meet your Number Neighbor
Has anyone else seen the post yet? The guy messages someone whose phone number is identical to his apart from the last digit, which is either one number up or…
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Black Balloons
The balloons flew over a month after the economy collapsed. It had been hanging on by a thread for a while, but eventually, our government couldn’t afford basic human needs…
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Gift of Old
A young, dark blond woman with a backpack checked the list of stores in her hand. Of the seven names, she crossed out four. She checked her phone for directions…
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Who 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 NowDon’t Trust the Ones Who Protect You
They call her the queen of mischief at King City High School—a title she earned with little effort. No one matched her audacious, rule-breaking nature. Fear held everyone back, for…
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Riley, 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 NowThe Banquet
There is this idea I have always clung to. Most people won’t even consider it. Are our ideas our own, or do they come from somewhere else? Maybe some are…
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I fell asleep in the Mexico City subway
It’s always fun to walk down Mexico City at night. The distant sounds of the street’s music boxes coupled with the visible smoke of the tamale carts and the streetlights…
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The Hallway Wasn’t Empty
Did you know that, once introduced to routine, our brains are capable of accepting it to the extent that when something changes, it doesn’t notice? The change could be small…
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Halloween Mirrors
“Come on. Just pick a damn bag!” “I have to choose the biggest one!” Henry and Anna fought in a corner of the store while I laughed at them from…
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