Dark Moments
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Mathematic Anxiety by T.B. Johnson
Three phobias dominated him. Entomophobia drove him to frigid climates. His linonophobia led him to make bizarre fashion choices, eschewing traditional cotton for leather and plastic. Most debilitating was the...
Mathematic Anxiety by T.B. Johnson
Three phobias dominated him. Entomophobia drove him to frigid climates. His linonophobia led him to make bizarre fashion choices, eschewing traditional cotton for leather and plastic. Most debilitating was the...
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alt="No More Dark by M. Saffron"
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No More Dark by M. Saffron
Blood was everywhere. How was she to know it had gotten this bad? Sure, every kid is afraid of the dark, but this—this is something different. Sharp left onto Duponte...
No More Dark by M. Saffron
Blood was everywhere. How was she to know it had gotten this bad? Sure, every kid is afraid of the dark, but this—this is something different. Sharp left onto Duponte...
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alt="Almost Fearless by Janessa Keeling"
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Almost Fearless by Janessa Keeling
Rosa saw movement. A brown recluse scurried toward her. Snapping her novel closed, she brought it down. The curled husk stuck to the spine. Venomous spiders were as prominent as...
Almost Fearless by Janessa Keeling
Rosa saw movement. A brown recluse scurried toward her. Snapping her novel closed, she brought it down. The curled husk stuck to the spine. Venomous spiders were as prominent as...
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alt="Send More Freegans by Kristin Lennox"
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Send More Freegans by Kristin Lennox
Barry hated the term "dumpster diving"—he considered himself a "freegan" He was proud that almost everything he owned was scavenged from the trash. Thigh-deep in the bin behind Rossi’s, Barry...
Send More Freegans by Kristin Lennox
Barry hated the term "dumpster diving"—he considered himself a "freegan" He was proud that almost everything he owned was scavenged from the trash. Thigh-deep in the bin behind Rossi’s, Barry...
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alt="Gran's Secret by Eden Silverfox"
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Gran's Secret by Eden Silverfox
Gran passed away, and Mom tasked me with the responsibility of cleaning out her home. Gran lived alone after Pap died. She still had items from her business, which she...
Gran's Secret by Eden Silverfox
Gran passed away, and Mom tasked me with the responsibility of cleaning out her home. Gran lived alone after Pap died. She still had items from her business, which she...
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alt="Can't Let Go by Sophie Wagner"
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Can't Let Go by Sophie Wagner
“Shhh,” I pleaded, holding my grandmother’s hand as she contorted in pain. “You’re safe with me.” Hatred filled her eyes as I carved them out, quickly stuffing them into the...
Can't Let Go by Sophie Wagner
“Shhh,” I pleaded, holding my grandmother’s hand as she contorted in pain. “You’re safe with me.” Hatred filled her eyes as I carved them out, quickly stuffing them into the...
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alt="After the Shop Shuts by T.J. Gallasch"
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After the Shop Shuts by T.J. Gallasch
I never believed Sally, when she said what she’d seen. It sounded like nonsense. It had to be, and I planned to prove it. I easily hid away in one...
After the Shop Shuts by T.J. Gallasch
I never believed Sally, when she said what she’d seen. It sounded like nonsense. It had to be, and I planned to prove it. I easily hid away in one...
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alt="Trading Places by Don Money"
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Trading Places by Don Money
Darrell Stevens was caught totally unaware as the plastic moulded arms closed around him from behind. Darrell, the lead researcher at Merrill Safety Labs, felt his body lifted in a...
Trading Places by Don Money
Darrell Stevens was caught totally unaware as the plastic moulded arms closed around him from behind. Darrell, the lead researcher at Merrill Safety Labs, felt his body lifted in a...
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alt="Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill"
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Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill
We watch and silently seethe, posed elegantly in window displays. Our immobility and blank silver features camouflage us as mere mannequins. You slouch past in foam clogs and elastic-waisted sweatpants,...
Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill
We watch and silently seethe, posed elegantly in window displays. Our immobility and blank silver features camouflage us as mere mannequins. You slouch past in foam clogs and elastic-waisted sweatpants,...
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alt="Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson"
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Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson
The bridal boutique mannequin missed her white dress. She had finally felt beautiful, full of fancy frills and flounces. It looked better on her than that frumpy human, whose frame...
Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson
The bridal boutique mannequin missed her white dress. She had finally felt beautiful, full of fancy frills and flounces. It looked better on her than that frumpy human, whose frame...
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alt="Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt"
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Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt
They’d always liked Imogen’s displays in women’s fashion. They’d especially liked her tasteful Black Friday arrangement of plus-sized women’s clothing. So she was shocked when her boss, Marcy, told her...
Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt
They’d always liked Imogen’s displays in women’s fashion. They’d especially liked her tasteful Black Friday arrangement of plus-sized women’s clothing. So she was shocked when her boss, Marcy, told her...
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alt="Kammi by Streeper Clyne"
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Kammi by Streeper Clyne
Kammi dragged her torso across the marble-tiled floor towards her legs in the pantyhose aisle as a distant clock struck six a.m. Her plastic arms, articulating at the shoulders, clacked...
Kammi by Streeper Clyne
Kammi dragged her torso across the marble-tiled floor towards her legs in the pantyhose aisle as a distant clock struck six a.m. Her plastic arms, articulating at the shoulders, clacked...