She’s Waiting in the Reflection
I wasn’t always alone. I used to have friends. Four or five, at least. Good friends, I mean, actual friends, the kind…
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I’m Not Myself These Days
Late last year, I suffered a stroke. The doctors tell me that I was lucky, by which they mean I survived. On…
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My Grandmother Was Murdered For a Tea Set
“I want to go to Zelotes.” It was tradition. Ever since my grandmother’s vision got too bad for her to drive, every…
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These Are the Lies We Tell
The dog ran away today. It’s an easy lie, a simple one. Believable. No one questions it. Everyone knows how dogs are.…
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I Went To a Funeral That Was Supposed To Be a Wedding
I was supposed to be at my friend’s wedding this weekend. And the thing is, maybe I was there? Only I’m pretty…
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I Was a Ghost Hunter For Just One Day
GHOST HUNTERS WANTED. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. That was what sucked me into all this, that stupid ad. They even used the Ghostbusters…
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I Should Have Paid More Attention to the “Missing Cat” Poster
MISSING CAT, the poster said. It had a black-and-white picture of the cat in question, a generic-looking animal with mottled fur and…
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My Friend Became Weirdly Popular Overnight
I’ve done something terrible. Or great. I’m not sure which. This isn’t exactly my story. It’s the story of a girl named…
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Lost and Found
It started as a joke. My wife and I host a lot of parties, and if you’ve ever done cleanup after a…
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There’s Safety in Circles
When I was a baby, I had a mobile that hung over my crib. I remember the shapes, the circles with their…
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My Friend’s New Sculptures Are Unbelievably Lifelike
I got fired today. I can't fault my boss for it. He called me in for the monthly review, just like every…
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The Watcher
I got fired today. I can't fault my boss for it. He called me in for the monthly review, just like every…
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