Dark Moments
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alt="Feeling Sleepy by Liam Kerry"
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Feeling Sleepy by Liam Kerry
Relax. Close your eyes. Breathe slowly. In. And out. In. And out. That’s it. Focus on the arm that I am holding up. When I release it, you will fall...
Feeling Sleepy by Liam Kerry
Relax. Close your eyes. Breathe slowly. In. And out. In. And out. That’s it. Focus on the arm that I am holding up. When I release it, you will fall...
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alt="Eye Spy by Bridget Holland"
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Eye Spy by Bridget Holland
Once, I loved the beach. Sand, sea, open sky. But the birds were watching me. I moved to the shops along the esplanade, hid in crowds and covered spaces. One...
Eye Spy by Bridget Holland
Once, I loved the beach. Sand, sea, open sky. But the birds were watching me. I moved to the shops along the esplanade, hid in crowds and covered spaces. One...
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alt="Der Spiegelgeist by Jonathan L. Tolstedt"
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Der Spiegelgeist by Jonathan L. Tolstedt
This ignorant schweinhund says I have eisoptrophobia. A fear of my own reflection. I’m not a handsome man, but he’ll not understand until he sees it. He’s suggested exposure therapy...
Der Spiegelgeist by Jonathan L. Tolstedt
This ignorant schweinhund says I have eisoptrophobia. A fear of my own reflection. I’m not a handsome man, but he’ll not understand until he sees it. He’s suggested exposure therapy...
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alt="The Rollercoaster by Andrew Kurtz"
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The Rollercoaster by Andrew Kurtz
“Come on, chicken, get on the rollercoaster!” Sam shouted to Frank. “I'll wait down here,” Frank responded, his knees feeling like jelly and heart pounding like a drum in his...
The Rollercoaster by Andrew Kurtz
“Come on, chicken, get on the rollercoaster!” Sam shouted to Frank. “I'll wait down here,” Frank responded, his knees feeling like jelly and heart pounding like a drum in his...
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alt="Mathematic Anxiety by T.B. Johnson"
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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...