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Fractures by Peter Burton

September 11, 2020
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The city’s dreich rainbow of concrete, granite, and cloud looms over me as I sit waiting on a steel bench, it’s cold metal tang absorbed long ago by the heat of my thighs. I’m…

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The Dungwich Horror

August 7, 2020
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A Lovecraptian Tale by Josh Schlossberg   My head throbbing from last night’s drinking binge, I sat on the john for my late morning elimination. Usually regular enough to set a clock by, I…

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The Majestic Ten by Alexander Olson

July 31, 2020
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There was a bottomless pothole in the far corner of the Majestic Ten Cinema parking lot. Bottomless, as in, one time, James, the assistant manager, tossed an ugly yellow dresser into it and we…

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Dreams of Metal by Radar DeBoard

June 12, 2020
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Dreams of Metal by Radar DeBoard     The blaring alarm shocked Devon from his sleep. He slammed his hand down onto the alarm. Sweat poured down the sides of his face and hands….

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Gloria by Donna L Greenwood

May 29, 2020
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Gloria by Donna L Greenwood   The odour of the place triggered immediate nausea. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get rid of the smell for hours, despite copious deodorant and showering….

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Whispers by Joanna Benitez

May 22, 2020
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Whispers by Joanna Benitez   What will you do when you are alone and stumble across us? Will you listen like a good little girl or boy? Will you follow the voice that whispers……

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The Unforgivable by Troy Massie

March 6, 2020
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  He was anxious—actually, he was flat out terrified—but also obsessively prepared. It was all he’d been thinking about for the past few days. What better way to move on and prosper in life…

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The Mongol Kurgan by Mark Mellon

March 6, 2020
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  Outside, fresh, pure steppe air helped clear Rumantsev’s head. A platoon doing physical training ran past in their undershirts, identical with their shaven heads. Rumantsev came to attention and saluted as the NCO…

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THE FIELD by Dorian J. Sinnott

February 28, 2020
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by Dorian J. Sinnott   When I was young, I remember the field across the street. It stretched for what seemed like miles, ending at the foot of a dense forest that lead to…

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The Portable Hum by Tom Over

February 21, 2020
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by Tom Over   Dad was always a bit of a joker when we were growing up. He’d play the usual sorts of pranks, like hiding around a corner to jump out at you,…

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