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Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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✍️ 24 stories

Shock

Submitted to Contest #140

April 12th 2091 Dear Diary,          Have you ever seen that little cartoon of that person with the angel and devil on their shoulders? Probably not, apparently it’s old enough that only my grandfather has seen it. The idea of having a demon and angel telling you what to do is what inspired the government to implement the technology they did. If it were not for that damn cartoon maybe we wouldn’t be here today. Shock. Controlled by society the government has gotten strong enough that those in po...

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Brown

Submitted to Contest #140

Warning: This story handles themes of self-harm, mental illness, and suicide. I was scared of hallways. I was scared of hallways, doors, corners and the tiny boxes pretty girls lived in. I was scared of being so afraid that in my pain I would want to hurt. It's a comfortability of mine. When you live with so many rooms, stairwells and end credit scenes you learn the best way to cope with your pain is through more pain. While I've heard the fabled tales of girls with razors, and boys with bulimia, I found it quite pleasing to hurt mys...

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Nadir

Submitted to Contest #140

"Time is the soul of this world."                   -Pythagoras-He thinks he might have been human, once.He might have had a name, a life, a mortal body. He might have lived for a while, as something else. He’s been here for too long- long enough to know how dark is the dark above the atmosphere, and how long the newborn stars will live. He knows the eerie sound of planets, like they’re mourning, like they’re calling. He hates that sound. It feels ...

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All Gone Wrong

Submitted to Contest #140

There are times when making love would definitely be the better part of valor.   My partner, Jeffrey, often jokes that ‘screwing for my country’ is in my job description.  Why couldn’t this have been like my other assignments?  You know; action-packed, but ultimately predictable and boring after fifteen years of service? Setting the question aside, I took a goon down with a spin kick, then buried a handy crowbar in his skull to make sure he stayed down.  Such messy contractors…  I’ll have to remember to send t...

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Living Treasures

Submitted to Contest #140

With long-established skill, Andy's slim metallic hooked blade slid through the Georgian window's gap and flicked the simple catch free. After securing the well-used piece inside his greatcoat's outer pocket, Andy's gloved hands eased the window open. Levering himself onto the sill, he paused. Thanks to the Christmas Eve full moon, his eyes soon accustomed themselves to the dark interior. There were no obstructions beneath him.  "Anything?" Mark asked. "Quie...

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The Bridge

Submitted to Contest #140

The Bridge It was the first warm day of spring, the kind of day you look forward to all winter long. I was so tired of the cold, the snow – finally, the sun was shining. I could feel its warmth for the first time in months. The snow was melting, and the water droplets sparkled like diamonds. I knew winter wasn’t over yet, of course – there was always at least one more snowstorm in early April – but I could feel the promise of spring in the air, and for now, that was enough. That’s all I needed. Spring meant hope.&n...

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One way or another - the end was a million years in the making

Submitted to Contest #140

In a small town deep in the provincial heart of the largest continent, one nerd stared at her screen. How had this been missed? Surely someone else must have downloaded the same data and found the anomaly. Had everyone else just ignored it? Why? Did they fear ridicule if they were proven wrong? Can I say anything? I’m just me. The university is so far from here. Will they listen? Have they already rejected other people in the capital but not said this is rubbish? She had been downloading data from the orbiting telescope since she could use...

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5, Memory Lane

Submitted to Contest #140

It was almost impossible to pass before 5 Memory Lane and not stop for a second, not look back, not take a second to wonder what exactly it was about this place that looked so impossibly familiar. It was a building just like any other of the other buildings on the street: an ordinary flat roof, washed-out grey bricks, a black front door, the shine of the paint dulled by the years. The only feature that distinguished it from the neighbouring houses were the vines that crept up the left wall; in the winter, those too blended in with the rest o...

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When The Sun Shone

Submitted to Contest #140

I have about half an hour to go before I get to the house.  At the start of the trip, I had tried to keep my mind off of things, mostly with the radio. Unfortunately, every song had been eerily unfitting - exuberant pop, ballads of romance, lively jazz. Too happy. Too naive. And I steered clear talk radio altogether - there was probably no one in their right mind who would be on air today anyway. Eventually, I gave up, focusing on the long winding road ahead of me. Houses melted into the rain, turning to long stretches of field and ...

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