Will Melendez

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“Gothic Short Story” by Will Melendez

Submitted to Contest #272

In Anchorage, Alaska, in the Forest of Death, Malcolm, his family, and their dog are on a camping trip for five days. They arrive at the campsite a little after ten in the evening, getting the tents set up and ready to unpack their gear and bed down for the night. Ares, Malcolm’s son, takes their dog Zeus, on a late night stroll through the forest. Zeus gravitates to a large pine tree and answers his call of nature; Ares, not wanting to see his dog relieve himself, stands a few trees away playing with a baby toad when he hears the sudden sc...

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