Dark Moments
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alt="Automated Control by Ryan Benson"
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Automated Control by Ryan Benson
The small civilians pelt me with rocks and bottles. There is little damage, only chipped paint. They protest the replacement of human officers with law enforcement automatons like myself. Foolish...
Automated Control by Ryan Benson
The small civilians pelt me with rocks and bottles. There is little damage, only chipped paint. They protest the replacement of human officers with law enforcement automatons like myself. Foolish...
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alt="Pin This Picture Upon the Refrigerator by Steven Holding"
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Pin This Picture Upon the Refrigerator by Steve...
Furious scratching as crayon scrapes paper. Daughter is immersed in art; screwed-up face displaying utter concentration. “Whaddaya doodling?” Attention shifts from the multi-coloured masterpiece. “Silly! Drawing everyone in our house!”...
Pin This Picture Upon the Refrigerator by Steve...
Furious scratching as crayon scrapes paper. Daughter is immersed in art; screwed-up face displaying utter concentration. “Whaddaya doodling?” Attention shifts from the multi-coloured masterpiece. “Silly! Drawing everyone in our house!”...
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alt="Time to Retreat by Gabriella Balcom"
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Time to Retreat by Gabriella Balcom
As Pam picked a dahlia, something jabbed her finger. She was perplexed to discover a thorn—dahlias weren't supposed to have any. Not wanting to be gouged again, she tried to...
Time to Retreat by Gabriella Balcom
As Pam picked a dahlia, something jabbed her finger. She was perplexed to discover a thorn—dahlias weren't supposed to have any. Not wanting to be gouged again, she tried to...
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alt="The Gun by James WF Roberts"
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The Gun by James WF Roberts
The gun on the table mocks me. It calls to me. It knows me. It knows my secrets. It knows everything I’ve done. This dormant metal god, looks at me....
The Gun by James WF Roberts
The gun on the table mocks me. It calls to me. It knows me. It knows my secrets. It knows everything I’ve done. This dormant metal god, looks at me....
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alt="Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell"
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Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell
All my life, Uncle Harry’s name was spoken with a pitying hush. “He never recovered from his son’s disappearance.” He lived thirty years after my cousin vanished. Harry was never...
Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell
All my life, Uncle Harry’s name was spoken with a pitying hush. “He never recovered from his son’s disappearance.” He lived thirty years after my cousin vanished. Harry was never...
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alt="Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer"
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Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer
The train stopped. Sanesh awoke with a start. His own reflection stared at him from the window. Blackest night reigned outside, and the jungle brushed against the carriage. “What is...
Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer
The train stopped. Sanesh awoke with a start. His own reflection stared at him from the window. Blackest night reigned outside, and the jungle brushed against the carriage. “What is...
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alt="Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket"
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Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket
Darkness falls across a sea of blood. Closing eyes to the horror of the day, demons scurry in fear as the killer starts to draw near. Hellfire and insanity are...
Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket
Darkness falls across a sea of blood. Closing eyes to the horror of the day, demons scurry in fear as the killer starts to draw near. Hellfire and insanity are...
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alt="A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson"
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A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson
Michael knew of the man. He visited during times of grief and immense heartache, offering the same thing to everyone. An opportunity to be permanently reunited with a lost loved...
A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson
Michael knew of the man. He visited during times of grief and immense heartache, offering the same thing to everyone. An opportunity to be permanently reunited with a lost loved...
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alt="Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield"
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Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield
The penthouse door shut behind Clive. Mike scowled at his back. Weenie. Next-door neighbours as children, Clive had deserved whatever Mike had dished out to him. Now, Mike had convinced...
Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield
The penthouse door shut behind Clive. Mike scowled at his back. Weenie. Next-door neighbours as children, Clive had deserved whatever Mike had dished out to him. Now, Mike had convinced...
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alt="All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris"
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All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris
While the family slept, all the little vampires fed. The laptop, whose battery no longer held its charge, sipped wall current. No less greedy were the phones and tablets plugged...
All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris
While the family slept, all the little vampires fed. The laptop, whose battery no longer held its charge, sipped wall current. No less greedy were the phones and tablets plugged...
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alt="Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen"
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Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen
The villagers decided she was a witch. They exiled her to the desert, to die of heat exhaustion or go mad of thirst. She did neither. She made a scarecrow,...
Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen
The villagers decided she was a witch. They exiled her to the desert, to die of heat exhaustion or go mad of thirst. She did neither. She made a scarecrow,...
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alt="The Capital D by A.L. King"
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The Capital D by A.L. King
I’ve seen Death. That’s with a capital D. I mostly spotted him by the hospital, located conveniently beside a senior care facility (makes for a short commute, I guess). Any...
The Capital D by A.L. King
I’ve seen Death. That’s with a capital D. I mostly spotted him by the hospital, located conveniently beside a senior care facility (makes for a short commute, I guess). Any...