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• The Contemplation of Nonexistence

  by Music-Hearted 4 months ago

  Charlotte sat and contemplated her nonexistence. She had always been organized, so she decided to think it all through. Pros …

• Ryan's first day

  by Stoner 5 months ago

  Ryan rolled into a ball and slowly slouched into a sitting position. His vision was blurry and there was a loud ringing in hi…

• Experience

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  It was morning. I had to open my eyes, I thought, but today was different. Somebody had quieted the birds. The sunlight again…

• Is anybody there?

  by Jimothy 8 months ago

  There I was, poised in space, a disembodied eye, invisible,
  incorporeal, seeing but not seen.

  ‘So, is this how it ends?’ ...

• Professional Consultation: Polish vs. Ghoulish

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  Dr. Bellini,

  I am writing in regards to your request for a peer consultation in the most fascinating case of Mr. L.O. I regr…

• Not Yet

  by Valerie Joy 10 months ago

  She opened her eyes to a wondrous light. Utter calm rested upon her soul. Ah, her once weary soul.

  “You’re awake,” a voice g…

• Not Words Enough

  by emma jo_234 11 months ago

  There weren’t words enough for this.

  People say words have an impact, that they are concrete and mean things. But nothing co…

• Kübler-Ross

  by Jeanette Gettysburg about 1 year ago

  I watched the Greeter walk away towards an older gentleman, who I had assumed was the priest presiding over the funeral. I tu…

• Aftermath

  by Jeanette Gettysburg about 1 year ago

  This is not the ‘6th Sense’; I’ll tell you up front that I’m dead.

  This is the story. I hate to disappoint, but my death was…

• Purgatory

  by Nick about 1 year ago

  Where are your two bits? the hooded man — Charon — howled, his voice the darkness at the center of a void.

  “Don’t got ‘em,...