21 Sep Does it Hurt When You Die?

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Ghosts and Spirits, Hell and the Afterlife, Illness and Injuries, Medical and Hospitals, Religion and Spirituality 0 Comments

Katy took a long hit on the pipe. Her eyes rolled up and back into her head. She choked on the smoke that invaded her lungs, and an attempt at a giggle was unsuccessful. Her blue eyes watered and her almost-laugh was strangled by another...

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12 Sep The Promise

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

The anniversary of Layne’s death wasn’t for another three days, but when “Cochise” came on the radio as I approached that curve, I took it as a sign. Layne’s favorite song. I pressed the gas and shifted gears as Chris Cornell began to wail. The...

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29 Aug Yellow Ledbetter

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The land beyond the bridge had been in my family for generations, forty-four acres of farmland.  My father was as rooted to it as the oak tree in our front yard. Although he was sympathetic to my plight, he was certainly not going to move...

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01 Aug Let Me Go

Posted at 11:00h in Dreams and Nightmares, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Medical and Hospitals 0 Comments

“I can’t sleep,” she whispered as she crawled into bed and spooned against my back. “Jesus, you’re cold,” I murmured. She only snuggled closer, throwing her leg over mine. I lay there for a few beats, caught between my alcohol-induced sleep and wakefulness, until I realized whatever...

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31 Jul My Daddy Always Picked Me Up At the Bus Stop

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Feelspastas and Happy Endings 0 Comments

“My daddy always picked me up at the bus stop.” I was surprised by a tiny voice saying that, in the cramped corridors of the crappy apartment complex my brother used to live in. The girl was like a cornered kitten in every way. I asked...

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31 May Mr. Ghost

Posted at 11:00h in Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Ghosts and Spirits, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

In the spring of 1953, when I was nine years old I saw my brother die. I’ll remember that day for the rest of my life. The memory has never left me and it never will. Part of it is the trauma, the slow, insidious...

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16 Feb I Believe in the One

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids 0 Comments

Everyone is familiar with the idea of a soulmate, someone meant for you, your perfect match. The missing piece of you that exists out there, off in the world, just waiting to cross your path. The idea is touching, and viewed as a little naive...

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25 Jan Dandelions

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Ghosts and Spirits, Hell and the Afterlife, Religion and Spirituality, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

The first time I saw Bret, I was nineteen.  I’d found a job working security at Dave’s Storage Unit.  My duties included keeping vagrants and thieves from disturbing the 40 rental units that were laid out in five neat rows in the middle of downtown...

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30 Aug No Eyes, No Tongue, No Fingertips

Posted at 16:00h in Body Horror, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

A few years back, I worked as a nurse in the geriatric unit of the hospital in my hometown. There was one old woman there with pale blue eyes whose mind was still fantastically sharp, and her desire to socialize and make new friends set...

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29 Jul What Happens When the Stars Go Out

Posted at 16:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Hell and the Afterlife, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

The red lights are only making the pain worse. It is an immense, earth-shattering pain, in my midsection and in my head. I try to move, but I can't; I try to speak, but I can't do that either. It hurts too much, and my...

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01 Feb Love

Posted at 00:00h in Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Ghosts and Spirits, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

This is not meant to scare anyone. Calling it a creepy story would be a bit of an insult, because it isn't one. This is an expression of gratitude toward a friend, a friend who was always there for me. He watched over me as I...

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19 Sep Ickbarr Bigelsteine

Posted at 00:00h in Artifacts and Objects, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Famous Creepypastas, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Toys and Dolls 213 Comments

When I was a small child, I was terrified of the dark. I still am, but back when I was around six years old I couldn’t go a full night without crying out for one of my parents to search beneath my bed or in...

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