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• A Dog In The Night

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  I grinned. My heart beat out of my chest. Her eyes grew large. The thrill, the excitement of my dreams, I felt more alive the…

• Nightmares

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  I had to speak to Dr. Proto and hope he had the answers I sought.

  I slept fitfully that night again. The nightmares would co…

• The Thief (VI)

  by Holdini 4 months ago

  The thief began to pick the locks with new found furry. The foot steps kept coming, now slow and precise, and the thief pulle…

• Sorting Things Out

  by NightMaiden 4 months ago

  My heart beat faster (not in the good way), in my ribcage, thumping out such an excessive amount of vibration that I though…

• Conversations With Myself

  by NightMaiden 4 months ago

  I felt vulnerable and exposed in my black tank top dress. A translucent, sparkling shawl was laid carefully across my shoulde…

• Wanting To - Or Having To

  by NightMaiden 4 months ago

  “I won’t.”

  “You will.”

  “No, I won’t.”

  “Yes, you will.”

  We stared at each other for a few moments, sparks jumping dang…

• Living With The Nightmares

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  The nightmares would come of that I was certain.

  But I was compelled to kill again and again. The thrill of finding a new vi…

• Weights In My Heart.

  by Shadman 8 months ago

  “Snakes and spiders.”

  “What does that have to do with my job in New York?” Poesy sits on the bed and puts her left leg into…

• Evaporated milk and Champagne Challenge

  by judee4u2 8 months ago

  She kept a purple sharpie on her bedside table in case she awoke with an idea for a story. It wasn’t there this morning. It h…

• Darkness

  by The Master of Them that Know 9 months ago

  The dark world surrounds us,
  it comes closer with every deepbreath.

  We can feel it,
  coming through the walls,
  it’s there, it…