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Well, here I am. 2 A.M on a damn school night. Lying in bed, unable to sleep again, on my laptop, writing…
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I'd never flown before. It was kind of peaceful, staring out of the little oval window to my right. It was the…
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People often think they are sure of what’s real and what’s not, they think they know the difference between reality and something…
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The Zombie Pitch
So, what’s it like to be a zombie? I’ll save you the effort of asking because we both know that’s what you’re…
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With seconds left to live, my life flashes before my eyes. His hands slowly close around my throat, choking off the precious…
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The Strigil Institute
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My mother had gotten it for me at a neighborhood garage sale. The family had just lost their son, about my age…
Read NowBefore the Revelation
December 15th, 1985 Joram Bernstein Well, time surely does fly. It’s already been forty years since my wonderful stay in Auschwitz. To…
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The Candy Man
“The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good.” ~Willy Wonka Every town has its…
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Garbage Strike
Fwd: Fwd: Dangerous Cover-up T, Think this one bears serious inspection. As usual, recommend we keep the specifics encrypted until we can…
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Pretty Paper
One contrary wheel wobbled erratically as Thomas Moon pushed against the weighted shopping cart. He looked down at the mountain of Christmas…
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Sean woke up in his modest bedroom to the sound of his wife Doris cooking breakfast, just as she did every morning.…
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The Night's Hook I am writing this to occupy my mind before its sanity disintegrates by thinking about the horrors lurking outside…
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Between Ice and Stars
The hull of the ship moaned and groaned under the strain of its frozen enclave. HMS Stargazer and its crew had initially…
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Desert Bats
As I hurriedly stumbled down from the back of the troop transport, I fell on all fours onto the hard desert ground.…
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I'm sure many of you won't believe what I'm about to document, but in all honesty, I don't really care what you…
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The unknown is terrifying. Sometimes not knowing is better than knowing. I’m telling my story now because I received another email on…
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The World’s Oldest Tree Is Trying to Communicate
“Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t real.” “How do you know?” “Because you can feel them when they’re…
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The Hitchhiker
The stars gleamed above the treetops in the moonless sky for a few short minutes as malicious, black storm clouds slowly rolled…
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Demon’s Den
I moved to London from India immediately after my wedding with Karan. My husband was living in London for 6 years and…
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It was late into July when we decided to visit a place from our past. This would be one of the final…
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Thirst of the Damned
Something happened today... and I can't begin to tell you how it has changed everything. It had started off as a typical…
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