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My Baby

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My baby and I have a lot in common. Her dark curly hair , her deep brown eyes, her bl

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Monster of Mine

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She looks back at me from the mirror. Mismatched eyes are bleeding black. Lips are c

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Is It Illegal To Murder Your Husband?

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What a question, I thought. I layed my head down on the floor, relaxing my body. “I w

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Forever

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My teeth clawed into the seeps of his pale skin, Saliva all over his thin chin. Groan

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My hands shook as I read the words on the leaf. I read the sentence over and over a

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Asymmetric apathy

Aly

4 min read

I traversed the coast to our childhood campsite, wondering if we were still welcome. I wondered what remained of the memory I had preserved for five years. I awaited the welcome of familiar fur- the kangaroos I had named all those years ago. Their proximity had never startled me. All I knew was how close wild things could be.

I found myself in a sort of reminiscent anticipation as I trod from roc...

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chanson

Genuine-bones

2 min read

“sweet sweet chérie, lover of life, love of mine, wine of sherry, marry marry…”

The words of that horrid, bone chilling tune rang around in Julie’s brain over and over.

With her hands clasped over her ears as if she were trying to crush her own skull. Julie rockled back and forth on her bathroom floor trying to make sense of what was happening to her.

The first time she heard the song she thou...

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Mystery

Inheritance

Zac R

4 min read

The day was quite normal, much like the rest,

Until I got mail from an address out west.

I opened the letter with mild unease,

And what I read had caused me to freeze.

“Dear Sir, or Ma’am. I hope this finds you well.

Before we continue, I have a story to tell.

This house was erected in nineteen twenty-three,

The year it was built, it was given me.

I don’t know who built it, and I don’t...

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Poetry

The Whispering Woods

Courtney

1 min read

The forest felt cool, shadows curling around me as I walked alone. A child’s whisper slithered through trees, soft, but calling my name. I followed the calling voice, leaves squishing under my feet, until it stopped, as I reached a twisted, ancient tree. My heart pounded. Why has I been led here?

I sat on a rotting box, thoughts booming in my skull, rear rising like a tide. The silence pressed cl...

Thriller

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The Drain

~+Justme+~

1 min read

A group of teenagers stumble upon something they shouldn’t have **somewhere they shouldn’t have been something they shouldn’t have heard and said.Lets backtrack, early morning Andrea and her friend group decided to visit a haunted tunnel.Not the best idea I’d say. So as dumb as they were they went they walked they talked and exchanged stories of the place that could lead to their demise. It was ab...

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The River

Writer88

1 min read

I used to shine but now I’m green, yet no algae lives in me. I used to Be the savior of fish, but now I sleep with them. I collected shell, now bottles. The fresh water fish now live in the salty sea. Slowly I fade into the cloud, and become acid rain. I beg you to save the fish....

Poetry

Horror

The One's Who Follow

Zac R

1 min read

I walk down the street, on my way home.

Though it’s late at night, I’m not alone.

I feel their eyes watching as their shadows arrive.

With every step taken, I doubt I’ll survive.

They all look different but somehow the same.

Sometimes they whisper and call out my name.

I walk faster now, unsure what to do.

They’re always around me. In daylight too.

Tall and dark and faces never sho...

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Reap What You Sow

𝔏𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔰𝔞𝔶 🧚🏼‍♀️

3 min read

It’s an impossible choice, really. I’m going to be stretched to my limit either way.

Not even hours in the gym could have prepared me for the level of agility I’ll have to enact in order to utilize one of these gas station toilet stalls.

I tilt my head as I assess the mess that’s been left here.

Even leveraging myself against either wall like Spider-Man will stick me with unmentionable substa...

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The Grinny Grave Mansion

Zac R

1 min read

In a crooked old house that looks like a face,

Whispers and secrets slither through space.

The mirrors are watching. The floorboards can moan.

The candles go out, when you are alone.

You can hear laughter, though no one is near.

The house loves feeding off of your fear.

Portraits will smile, but their eyes stay the same.

When you walk past, they’ll whisper your name.

If you shall wand...

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Poetry

Heaven

Glowbuggs

1 min read

It started with a family of four a mother a father a sister named cecelia and a younger brother named nick the father had passed recently due to war he went to battle and another solider came back with his memorials years later cecelia had turned nine nick had turned six cecelia started acting funny nick was first to notice she would iften walk around an old shed outside her mother didnt know why ...

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