Category: Short Story
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Death, the Accountant
Douglas decided it was time for him to step out of the darkness. to take his rightful place in the world again.He smiled as he looked at the little people studying his home. They had these little brushes, large wide brimmed hats, and sacks with pieces of chalk and string.…
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How to Become a Mountain Goddess
She struck a pose as she thrust the head towards the sun. The head had been severed recently enough that blood still emptied out of the neck wound. That and she had wrapped it so the blood would stay in the head. The blood dripping added a lot to the…
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Out of Time
Emily woke with a start. She shouldn’t have been sleeping. She glanced about. No one was looking her way. Though, none of the other students looked familiar. She scratched her neck. There was an odd bump there.The professor wasn’t in class yet. She glanced at the time. 3:45. She pulled…
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Catch and Release
Eric put down the rod. The fish just weren’t biting. Maybe he was just missing the nibbles. He reached down to grab the rod again, something whistled over his head. He dropped down to the ground and looked towards where the thing would have gone. There was an arrow quivering…
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Actions have Consequences
She laughed at him. What an absurd thing to say. She laughed and gave him a dismissive wave. His face turned into a storm cloud, which caused her to laugh even harder. “Listen, dude. Fuck off.” She firmly stated. “I don’t need to ask your permission to exist.” She turned…
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I’d Rather Fish as the World Ends
The sound of the world ending woke him up. Mitch lived in DC, well, the outskirts of DC. You know, one of those suburbs that are within an hour’s metro ride to all the government buildings. He was in Maryland, where the cost of housing was a little more…