November 2024
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The Man Who Thought He Was a Dog
Dawn arrived in shades of blue and gold, spilling over the empty city streets. Gerald opened his eyes and stretched his legs, one at a time, flexing his toes like a series of paws. He yawned deeply, his tongue curling… Continue reading
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Jimmy The Lonely Ghost
Jimmy, the ghost, had been haunting his old neighborhood for so long that he couldn’t even remember what year he’d died. All he knew was that he was lonely. Day after day, he drifted past the same houses, the same… Continue reading
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The Floating Graveyard
The spacecraft Echo drifted silently through the void, a sleek but ominous silhouette against the endless darkness. It had floated without response for weeks, orbiting the cold outskirts of a distant star system. The Odyssey’s crew, three wary investigators, boarded… Continue reading
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The Moon Spirit by Madison Julius Cawein
One night I lingered in the woodAnd saw a spirit-form that stoodAmong the wildflowers. Like the dewIt twinkled; partly wind and scent;Then down a moonbeam there it blew,And like a gleam of water went.Or was it but a dream that… Continue reading
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Timekeepers of the Dead
Elias Turner sat in the dim hum of the Timekeeper Unit Control Room, staring at the flickering screen before him. The digital glow illuminated his tired eyes as he scrolled through the latest anomaly reports. The Timekeepers, a covert branch… Continue reading
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The Crow Court
The cathedral loomed in the shadows, its broken spires clawing at the sky like skeletal fingers. Mara had always thought it looked haunted, a relic of an older, stranger time, and she would have never dared to enter—until tonight. Her… Continue reading
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Lungs Filled With Hope
The sun hung low in a hazy sky, dimmed by layers of smog so thick that it was difficult to imagine a time when breathing had been effortless, free. For most citizens in the mega-metropolis of New Horizon, the oxygen… Continue reading
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The Last Memory: A Drake Cipher Story
The neon haze of Nightline City blinked around Detective Drake Cipher, casting harsh reds and purples over the narrow alley where he’d stopped to breathe. He watched the passing drones glide by, sweeping the wet streets below with blue beams,… Continue reading
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People Are Imaginary
Pause & inhale the garden’s rotThe roots twist tighter, coiled in your chestA pulsating pit where shadows nest You do know, don’t you? People are imaginaryHollow mirages, flitting in your skull’s pits Pluck out your eyes, sockets raw & cleanOnly… Continue reading
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The All-Consuming Flames – Part II
It wasn’t unusual for Tommy to watch YouTube videos of fires. The other guys did it, too, and sometimes, they’d all watch them together as instructional videos. But the way Tommy was obsessively watching these videos recently was not normal.… Continue reading
God Is In The Radio 