You think you know your family. What they look like, how they speak, how it feels when they pat you on the back and say âwelcome homeâ. None of us truly know any other person; not completely, often not in the ways that matter. I thought I knew my family, […]
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My mom and dad were born and raised in Clarence, an old small town in the countryside between the midlands and the coast. A flat woodland, lush from its snaking rivers and creeks. Its swamps bled into the marshes and down through the deltas into the salty southern coast that
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Extract from records found at scene, author unknown. Dated October 1883: Matted fur stuck to the Beastâs sides, sweat dripping down its flank as it expelled rancid breath. Thick ropes of saliva swung from pus-stained teeth, protruding from black-lipped jaws like shattered battlements. A single black eye glinted out at
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I donât need to watch to know where the woman has decided to hide. Itâs always one of three places, and out of those three itâs usually one specific spot. Itâs all so⊠predictable. I wouldnât be doing this if I didnât absolutely need to. If I could avoid it,
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Police report Detective Richard Miles The following report is concerning the incident occurring the evening of July 13th 2022. I firstly wish to apologise for the tardiness of this report however I needed to make sure that I took time to understand the details of everything that took place that
The GPS display cast its glow on Ralphie as he slept in the passenger seat, the half-empty box of Entenmannâs Minis still clutched in his hands. Powdered sugar around his mouth made an amusing contrast to the deep brown of his face and served as a reminder, not that I
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I have never enjoyed alcohol mind you, I never had the tongue for it. I donât drink it for the taste, nor the feeling it gives some men. Iâve found that alcohol numbs my urges, dulls my senses. It continues to make me feel somewhat human. I try my best
It was a perfect June day. The sky was blue and not one cloud to be seen. It was warm and the breeze was just right. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. It was all perfect as far as I was concerned. I was riding my bike
