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• The Writer and Her Hostess Discover Delightful Treasure

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  We stayed like that for a precious moment, just appreciating each other’s presence.

  _His chin rested just on the top of m…

• Afraid of the Ghost in my Basement

  by band geek 28 days ago

  I’m afraid of my basement.

  There’s creepers down there. I feel like someone’s chasing me every time I go up the stairs. Like…

• The Writer Reminds Herself

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  It wasn’t a topic that we wanted to broach, so I just sat back and tried thinking about comforting things.

  _For some reaso…

• The Writer Invites Her 'Guest'

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  _The undertaker’s voice sounded surprisingly young – I would have expected something along the lines of deep and gruff, but I…

• The Writer Is Temporarily Frightened

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  _I spent the rest of the day napping, trying to catch tidbits of sleep here and there, but sleep wouldn’t come. It would not …

• The Writer Contemplates Loss

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “Hi,” I said quietly, not wanting to raise my voice.

  “How are you doing?” _Raine asked, sitting down beside me. He chuckle…

• The Writer Is Comforted

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I thought I was going to burst.

  I felt oddly placid, yet at the same time, disbelieving.

  _I didn’t want to accept the f…

• The Writer Takes a Stroll Down Memory Lane

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “Oh, Aidan. After all these years!” Mrs. McCarthy clasped her hands together as tears glistened in her eyes, too.

  _I reach…

• The Writer Decides She Hates Secrets

  by NightMaiden 3 months ago

  I turned back to papa. “Have they been treating you well?”

  _I could practically feel a ‘death glare’ on my back, but I ign…

• What Peter Did

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  The television spits out cheap, garbling falsehoods that bark like the stupid mutt at the corner of the rug. The incessant _n…