A rat placed into a maze will push forth, choosing left and right, until it meets a dead end. Then it will turn back, again searching for an exit. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Story Archive
Time
Time is relative, and time can be short. Read more »
The Final Days
They let themselves known after the virus took hold… Read more »
Just Describe Him
I asked my daughter… Read more »
Tasting Copper
It’s an ancient hunting technique used by the Inuit Read more »
Hunting
A boy and a father hunt for the first time… Read more »
Footsteps in Front of My Bedroom
Not again, it’s impossible, please don’t do this to me. It’s dark, I sit up in bed, fear manifesting itself as sweat and anxiety. The footsteps thud past my bedroom again. They pace back and forth, until there’s a knock on my door; I don’t answer it, I’m petrified.
Tempting Fate: A Halloween Story
A couple of friends set out in search of an urban legend. But find out that on All Hallows Eve, it’s best not to tempt fate. Read more »
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A Wish for Immortality
All my money and all my time, Immortality will be mine Read more »
Mile Marker 65
It’s been 72 hours since I last saw my brother Read more »
But Doc, What About the Voices?
What about the voices? They won’t stop Read more »
An Anonymous Confession
Two years ago, to the day, I was on a school trip to the Grand Canyon. I can remember it as clear as yesterday. Standing at the edge of that red wound carved into the Earth by ice floes millions of years ago, it cleared my mind; such magnificence, such beauty, my hand on the… Read more »
A Serial Killer Owned My House
I’ve just moved into a house a serial killer used to own. My closest friends think I’m crazy; but I wasn’t going to turn down such an opportunity.
As The Lights Went Out
Approaching home, walking the dogs, the street lights went out…
When Do You Open The Door Again?
It’s dark; did you hear a scuttering?
Don’t Open the Curtains
Son, don’t open the curtains
My Parents are Impostors
A man diagnosed with Capgras Syndrome believes it’s more than meets the eye
How I Developed Insomnia: The Man with the Camera
A woman finishes work late, encounters a man with a camera, and now she can’t sleep.
Psychic
I’m a psychic and I want to die.
It’s Happening Again…
It’s 10:30am, I have a class in thirty minutes, my head still hurts from the copious amounts of drink I’d imbibed the night before. I’m in my underwear, in front of my PC, checking my emails, when I hear shuffling from my front door. *** Wait, I think I need to rewind a bit. That… Read more »
It’s Time
A man is awoken from sleep by an entity that wants him to go downstairs, there’s someone waiting.
Casual Work
Jobs: Casual Work – Must Like Rabbits
Fifteen Minute Warning
A warning, fifteen minutes until the light ends…
Bittersweet
A decision to end all decisions…
Root Canal
Are you ready for your procedure?