The Renter: A Short Story
Kelly Swain shook Harris Mason’s hand across the white-marbled table. “Welcome to your new home. I hope you’ll be happy here.” She slid a document…
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The Sacred Angels Academy Haunting — Part One:Spring Break begins
March 12 Maggie Thorne sat at her desk by the window in her dorm room, watching the students picked up by their parents for Spring…
Sonoma Lake Merlot: First Dates
Melinda checked her watch for the umpteenth time since she arrived at the restaurant. Taking a compact from her purse, she discreetly touched up her…
New Year, Same Me
Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, people wipe clean their slates and start fresh. New year, new me, they’ll proclaim. Of course,…
Getting Angry
I’ve been screaming for help for the past few minutes but no one in the house seems to care. You see, I’m trapped in my…
The Stall
It was dark and creepy in the gas station bathroom when I walked in. We had been driving for almost five hours and I really…
The Price of Hilda
Heikki sat at the end of the Christmas dinner table, the place Hilda called “the seat of honour”: a ridiculous idea of what it meant…
Cry | Exorcist: The Blight of Yonder
Chapter 0 | Fungicide by Venomous Maw The swamp was stagnant after nightfall, save the squelching footfalls of a boar demon. His bipedal hoofs trudged…
Wings for Wheels: Part 1
Gordon was barely over twenty when he stood in the crowd of Gustav Adolf Square waiting for the results of the election. The crowd had…
The Island
Their second honeymoon was going as well as Aidan hoped it would. He and Nicole needed to repair the rift in their relationship caused by…