Dark Moments
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alt="Last Kiss by Caoimhin Kennedy"
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Last Kiss by Caoimhin Kennedy
My daughter kisses me. “Heading home,” she says. Since my cancer, Carrie gives out my treats on Halloween. I roll my wheelchair to the porch’s edge and watch her taillights...
Last Kiss by Caoimhin Kennedy
My daughter kisses me. “Heading home,” she says. Since my cancer, Carrie gives out my treats on Halloween. I roll my wheelchair to the porch’s edge and watch her taillights...
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alt="Hal Owen by Steven Holding"
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Hal Owen by Steven Holding
Introducing Mr Owen (Hal to his friends, if he had any…) Date of birth: October thirty-first. Born ugly as sin, but it’s how he was treated that paved the way...
Hal Owen by Steven Holding
Introducing Mr Owen (Hal to his friends, if he had any…) Date of birth: October thirty-first. Born ugly as sin, but it’s how he was treated that paved the way...
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alt="Vengeance by Mel Andela"
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Vengeance by Mel Andela
"Trick or treat." The childlike voice floats down the darkened street. The sidewalks are empty, costumed youngsters long since gone home. It was far too late even for trouble-seeking teens,...
Vengeance by Mel Andela
"Trick or treat." The childlike voice floats down the darkened street. The sidewalks are empty, costumed youngsters long since gone home. It was far too late even for trouble-seeking teens,...
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alt="Surfacing by Matt Krizan"
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Surfacing by Matt Krizan
Karina lingers at the end of the dock, watching for Ryan to resurface. The water shimmers in the moonlight, while cicadas drown out the sound of gentle waves lapping against...
Surfacing by Matt Krizan
Karina lingers at the end of the dock, watching for Ryan to resurface. The water shimmers in the moonlight, while cicadas drown out the sound of gentle waves lapping against...
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alt="Fishing with Frankie by Caoimhin Kennedy"
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Fishing with Frankie by Caoimhin Kennedy
I bait the hook and toss my line. Pluksh! goes the sinker. I look down at my feet into my bucket full of fish. They’re really biting tonight. In fact......
Fishing with Frankie by Caoimhin Kennedy
I bait the hook and toss my line. Pluksh! goes the sinker. I look down at my feet into my bucket full of fish. They’re really biting tonight. In fact......
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alt="The Waiting Game by S.L. Kretschmer"
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The Waiting Game by S.L. Kretschmer
I lie prostrate on the ocean floor, clutching the scuba tank to my chest. Silence, except for the exaggerated echo of my breaths. Shafts of hazy, muted sunlight edge tantalisingly...
The Waiting Game by S.L. Kretschmer
I lie prostrate on the ocean floor, clutching the scuba tank to my chest. Silence, except for the exaggerated echo of my breaths. Shafts of hazy, muted sunlight edge tantalisingly...
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alt="Catch and Release by Robyn Fraser"
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Catch and Release by Robyn Fraser
Sunrise, and a misty river. Three trout, hooked and thrown back. He preferred to fish humanely. Something glittered in the reeds. He reached for it, and metal teeth clamped over...
Catch and Release by Robyn Fraser
Sunrise, and a misty river. Three trout, hooked and thrown back. He preferred to fish humanely. Something glittered in the reeds. He reached for it, and metal teeth clamped over...
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alt="The Blue Cage by Patrick Shanley"
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The Blue Cage by Patrick Shanley
She could still hear the mournful calls of her kingdom, echoing through that grand, blue cathedral as the soft, pink hands of her captors ripped her from its halls. They...
The Blue Cage by Patrick Shanley
She could still hear the mournful calls of her kingdom, echoing through that grand, blue cathedral as the soft, pink hands of her captors ripped her from its halls. They...
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alt="Bait by Constantine E. Kiousis"
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Bait by Constantine E. Kiousis
Tina swam towards the bluish glow—around her nothing but dark, cold water. Her mind in a fog, she tried to remember how she’d found herself here, but could only grasp...
Bait by Constantine E. Kiousis
Tina swam towards the bluish glow—around her nothing but dark, cold water. Her mind in a fog, she tried to remember how she’d found herself here, but could only grasp...
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alt="Clearest Water by Jake Jerome"
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Clearest Water by Jake Jerome
The travel brochure said these are the clearest waters in the world, and God, it’s true. I can see everything. The coral reefs. The fish whose species I’ll never know....
Clearest Water by Jake Jerome
The travel brochure said these are the clearest waters in the world, and God, it’s true. I can see everything. The coral reefs. The fish whose species I’ll never know....
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alt="Little Brother by Fiona M. Jones"
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Little Brother by Fiona M. Jones
The bad dreams started when he was a baby. He got eaten by wild animals, struck by lightning, he fell from terrible heights or drowned in deep water… and every...
Little Brother by Fiona M. Jones
The bad dreams started when he was a baby. He got eaten by wild animals, struck by lightning, he fell from terrible heights or drowned in deep water… and every...
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alt="Facade by Jo Mularczyk"
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Facade by Jo Mularczyk
“Look Mama, a mermaid!” The child’s shriek of wonder froze on her lips as the creature turned from its perch upon the rock. The golden tendrils the child had admired...
Facade by Jo Mularczyk
“Look Mama, a mermaid!” The child’s shriek of wonder froze on her lips as the creature turned from its perch upon the rock. The golden tendrils the child had admired...