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Ready Player Two

3 min read

"You died!" a robotic voice proclaimed. Gus continued to wipe down the arcade machin

ᐟᐟ ⟢ 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 🪽˚. ᵎᵎ˖

Charcoal and Caramel

2 min read

Mom's hair used to be strawberry blonde. The sort of blonde you would only see on Ame

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Photos

1 min read

“Oh that’s so cute..!” I munch on a fry. “And a little cheesy.” He chuckles, a playfu

Zara Nicole

The Flicker In The Dark

6 min read

Jordan had always hated the flickering streetlight outside their house. It buzzed lik

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Traitor

1 min read

It was considered unholy. The reprimand we would receive for this would be earth sha

Rachel

For You.

2 min read

“Everything I do… I do it for YOU!” “Please, Adrian… Please, just- just put the knif

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The House On 13th Street

LaurN

3 min read

The House on the edge of 13th street had plagued my mind for the last 15 years. That’s as long as I had been alive. Old oak boards blocked the mystery that layed behind the windows. How long had they been there? Who knew the answer, but they were coming down because I made it my mission to uncover the mystery. It was almost as if a force was pulling me towards the house, a nagging sensation to br...

Thriller

Horror

Nightmare

GhostyT0asty

5 min read

A living room is filled with the blue glow from the tv. On the couch sits an 10 year old boy, Terrence, surrounded by various toy weaponry. A billowy, green blanket is draped around his body. Only his face is exposed. He stares at the screen, eyes bloodshot and heavy. A groggy voice comes from the doorway. “Why are you still up?”The boy jumps at the question and screams. “Mom you scared the crap o...

Horror

Thriller

Personal Reflection

Niniwashere

3 min read

Upon my arrival at Camp Lejeune, I was immediately whisked away to the medical unit to address my wounds. As the medics worked diligently around me, I felt an overwhelming, crushing pressure on my ribs, which left me terrified and gasping for breath. In that moment of chaos, my mind raced, convinced that my ribs were fractured and causing all the agony. However, after a thorough examination, the d...

Thriller

Personal Reflection

Niniwashere

4 min read

The scene unfolded in a whirlwind of activity as police officers and ambulance personnel arrived with remarkable speed, their urgent response underscoring an unwavering commitment to public safety. The blue and red lights of the police patrol cars pierced through the encroaching darkness of twilight, illuminating the surrounding area and casting eerie, frenetic shadows that danced wildly across th...

Thriller

A Personal Reflection

Niniwashere

2 min read

Dear All,

My name is Destiny, though I prefer to be called Nini—a name that holds a special place in my heart, lovingly given to me by my mother. It embodies warmth, familiarity, and the love of family, and it is under this name that I wish to share a deeply personal experience that has profoundly influenced my journey toward healing and resilience.

On March 9, 2021, my life was irrevocably chan...

Thriller

A Little Psychotic

Jordan Thorne

2 min read

I sat spinning the cold knife in my hands. Kidnapping was much more boring then I thought. The thrill of taking him was wonderful but now I had to wait for him to wake up. Why does no cop show or documentary every show how long it takes for some one to wake up.

I stood up, walking over to the limp body of my sister’s killer. It’s funny how scary some one can one day and the next your holding the...

Crime

Thriller

Moonlighting

𝔏𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔰𝔞𝔶 🧚🏼‍♀️

1 min read

Leaves crunch noisily under my speeding steps, my heavy breaths drown out all else.

Anyone and anything could be behind me, cloaked in the shadow doused midnight woods, but I refuse to stop and find out.

I need to be in the moonlight.

Have to, really.

The uptick in paranormal media and interest lately has been a nightmare for people like me.

I snarl as my claw snags the bark of a tree that I at...

Thriller

Fantasy

Mimicked portrait

𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂

1 min read

You think you know me—

soft eyes, wide smile,

sunshine that stretches for miles,

no storm, no rain.

You think I’m the joking one,

the spark that makes a circle of friends

burst into laughter.

You think I’m built from kindness and warmth,

the one who stitches every mood back together.

You see me help everyone,

smiling like it’s effortless.

You see people come to me

with every little crisis,

beca...

Poetry

Thriller

Red

SoItGoes11

1 min read

I cant put into words what’s different about him. What’s changed. My eyes search his face, his stare. His mouth when he curls the corners of his lips in an all knowingly smirk. Flirtatious. Cute. His hand as it lays on the beautifully decorated table, face up. His palm showing, beckoning. What about the other hand? Is he holding something? Probably his cellphone.

Is he trying to throw me off? H...

Thriller

Romance

Siren Song

2 min read

The high pitched wailing could be heard from everywhere inside town. A sound similar to an emergency siren, except smooth and alive instead of mechanical. The way the wails crest and fall is reminiscent of the waves in the bay, and Hallen thinks that it is a perfect sound for the sirens to make.

To bad he only got to hear it in his last hours of life.

The sirens had always been talked about in...

Science fiction

Thriller