Tag: fiction
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Taco Tuesday
Taco Tuesday was always my favorite. Always has been, or had been, until Mr. Brain-Fetish came through town. After the majority of us had died of “natural causes,” the mayor decided it was best to ban all meat from the town. This, of course, broke the first and only rule of Taco Tuesday: One shalt…
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The Void
Friday was the last day. The sun didn’t rise, the moon fell into black. We saw stars blink out, one after the other. People thought the air would turn cold and we’d lose all oxygen, but really? It just got dark. Our paths were lit by artificial stars, designed to keep the dark at bay.…
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Lost Wolf – The Run
“Bobby! C’mon, kiddo!” The grunts and huffs of running beasts grew louder behind us. “Denni, I don’t think we’re going to make it…” “Shut up and run!” “There must be hundreds of ‘em, Denni!” I glanced over at my brother, running beside me. His auburn hair, cut short and shaved close to his skull on the sides, had started to matte with sweat. His usually gelled…
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Lost Girl – Ambushed
Clowns, why did it have to be clowns? It could have been Kelpie, or even my mother-in-law for Pete’s sake, but instead I was granted with rainbow costumes, squeaky noses, obnoxiously permed bright-colored wigs, and oversized shoes – and as a real bonus, razor sharp teeth and claws. All I wanted was a nice, relatively…
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Shadowed Blessing
The trees of the forest stood tall and the shadows danced and cackled as a young girl wandered deeper through the darkened wood. The lantern held in her hand was useless as the shadows consumed the light emanating from it. The girl tripped and caught herself on the tall oak next to her. “Now why…