The door creaked open and inside stood a family, looked as nervous and scared as usual.

They let us in and put the kettle on. We headed upstairs.

The floorboards creaked but under the weight of our duffel bags, as excepted since they were filled with iron chains.

We began to make a circle out of the iron chains and put in it a lantern on the lowest setting. Oh, and of course a skull in a jar.

...

Quotes from books, movies, and even real people.

“It seems we’re attempting to drain the ocean with a leaking spoon. But even if that’s the case, we can either give up or take it one leaking spoonful at a time.”

-Mr. Forkle, Keepers of the Lost Cities

“Of course it’s happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is ...

“My voice without the lies, this is what it sounds like!”

-What it sounds like, Huntrix

Lies

Hidden truths

Covered voice

Never to be heard

Never to sing

Until

One reveals themselves

From the darkness

And into the light

Their voice rises

Their song lifts

And they can sing

Without the lies...

“Nobody can see me.”

“Everyone can see you.”

“No, if everyone can see me then why is nobody looking at me?”

“They’re all looking at you!”

“What? Why would they be looking at me?”

“It’s hard to be inconspicuous when you’re hanging upside down.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Oh, don’t play dumb. You know what I’m talking about.”

“Okay, okay, fine. Maybe you can see me hanging up...

“Today, class, I’m going to give you a very different sort of assignment,” grinned the teacher. Everyone became excited. Ms. Grange always had the best projects, and no one could deny that this one seemed especially fun.

“You all have a task,” Ms. Grange continued, “And it is this.” Here she paused to open her desk drawer and pull out a large, black and yellow chest. She placed it on a small ...

“Hehehehe,” cackled the witch. She was the sort of witch who rode a broomstick and had a black, pointed hat. You might assume she also had a black cat. This was not true. Our witch had a rabbit. It was fluffy, brown rabbit with an even fluffier, white tail.

“Oh, Posion,” said the witch in a grainy voice, “Will you please carry this message to the Prince of the North?” Posion nodded its head a...

Dear Klaus,

This letter comes to you 100 years in the future. Today, so many things have changed. We laugh at cars not flying. We’re suprised that chocolate bars used to be $3. That nobody had robots do everything for them. That we didn’t even have the technology to make dogs talk!

Everyone always speaks of the future like it is something to look forward to so much, but I feel different...

The Autum leaves crunch under my boots, and the cold air brushes against my skin. The breeze picks up quickly and it gets significantly colder.

I shudder and warm my fingers by shoving them into my jacket pocket.

Suddenly, I feel something rustle against my fingertips. I pull out a slightly worn paper with bad handwriting and markings everywhere.

“This is what I get for letting my little ...

“C’mon, Brain, you got this!” Encouraged Heart. She was cheerful a lot-but could also be sad, angry, happy, and so much more.

“I’m working as fast as I can, and-Ow!” Brain had stopped mid-sentence, for Hand was starting to hurt.

“I’m sorry, but all of this writing is far too much work!” Complained Hand, “Plus, if Brain could do this math in its head there wouldn’t need to be any writin...

I’m sitting on my bedroom floor; eating a bag full of Cheetos. Suddenly, my phone buzzed and the screen turns on. I pick it up and red the short, but strange, message.

“I’m inside your walls,” says A Menace.

“Who is this?!?!” I question. I think about everyone I know, who would send this?! Who would be called A Menace?!

“There’s only one way to find out,” I think. A grab a flashligh...