“You were talking in your sleep again last night,” Melanie says. I’m still out of it, thick white comforter practically shoved into my drooling mouth. “What did I say?” “You said, ‘Where’s Megan?’ Really loud. Woke me up.” “That’s weird,” I murmur. I know where Megan is. She’s in her crib in the nursery I […]
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Life as I know it Life is like a box of rotting things, Slowly Decayed and broken so that what’s most alive is the cardboard covered in grotesque fluids. We all decay, break and rot so that only the inanimate objects live on after us– what comes after the grotesque fluids and cold […]
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Recycle by Denize Austin
Recycle The bodies adjust their pose melding into one another. His digits caress her face so gently sliding from her brow. Her head nuzzles into the nape of his neck as the sun dips behind the trees. A soft breeze rustles the leaves overhead, a few dropping from their autumn bows to mingle with damp […]
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Dark Musing: The Box
The Box As I find myself with time on my hands I begin to ponder anew, What it is about me that so excites you. Could it be my figure, slender yet full of curves, My hair luxurious, dark thick with tresses long. My smile flirtatious and playful and special just for you. Our time […]
The Horror by R.L. Shaffer as reviewed by Renfield Rasputin Haunted attractions across the nation bring in millions of dollars every Halloween season. If done well, many of the operators can keep their facility open all year round allowing thrill seekers the ability to scare the living crap out of themselves whenever they feel the […]
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Friend of Mine
Friend of Mine I can remember when first I laid eyes on you It was across the crowded room our eyes met I’ll admit it took a moment for me to catch my breath Friend of mine It only took you months to steal my heart If truth be told I was […]
This creature of the night, Lies down by my side, Waiting for his evening to come. The moon shines on, As the evening is here, Bringing me out of my sleep. I look and see, I see him smiling, No reflection anywhere to be found. “Mirror, oh, mirror, tell me why, you […]
THE STALKS STALK BACK A GORDY THE PUMPKIN ADVENTURE BY ALAN DALE DALBY It had been his first Halloween without becoming a Jack-o-Lantern and Gordy was a sad sight to see. An old rotting pumpkin that had been passed by and kicked around by the rowdy children picking their choice canvases out. Entire […]
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Another – Latashia Figueroa
Another By Latashia Figueroa I walk outside and start my day. Hopping, skipping along the way. Across the street, there’s Mrs. Payne. She waves at me but not the same. At the Park there’s Marcy May. I ask if she would like to play. She nods and we begin our game. She plays with me […]
December was their busiest month. Parents were always coming in looking at their dolls or making special requests for the Christmas holiday. Usually, Nester would send Ellie to North Charity to buy materials, but with people talking and everyone being uncomfortable around him, Ellie suggested that Nester make the trip to North Charity and even […]