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Under My Skin by Pavel Soham

Posted on October 28, 2015May 11, 2018 by Every Writer

Ever looked in the mirror and realized that what’s looking back isn’t you?

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Nightmare by Nicholas Anakwue

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Jane is lying stiffly on her bed, wondering what could be making all those shifting noises coming from her sitting room. She tiptoes from her room, trying to listen

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The Scarecrow by Grey Harlowe

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

When we first heard him say it, we thought he was crazy. Life in Burns, Nebraska can do that to you. Especially if you’re manning the register of your father’s farm supply

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Trick or Treat by K. A. Hardway

Posted on September 29, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

She had finally done it. She had become a cantankerous old lady.

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Billy’s Room by Dana Schellings

Posted on October 15, 2014May 11, 2018 by Every Writer

“Good night, Billy. Sweet dreams.”

“Daddy, wait! Could you check for monsters under my bed?”

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Parasite Dead by Barney E. Abrams

Posted on October 28, 2013May 11, 2018 by Every Writer

“The dead, they’re like parasites. They wait ‘til you’re ill, ‘til you can’t defend yourself. Then they swarm in, like locusts after a bountiful crop. They attach themselves like leaches, feeding off our essence.”

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Last Call by Arthur Mackeown

Posted on September 23, 2012May 11, 2018 by Every Writer

Damn undertaker. This coffin was built for a midget, not a six-foot two ex-rugby player. He must have stuffed me in with a shoe horn. And the heat. If anyone’s coming to rescue me they’d

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Revenge by Leanne Adler

Posted on April 27, 2012May 11, 2018 by Every Writer

Revenge by Leanne Adler Good lord, please start, Gloria thought as her eyes roamed the busy room and she registered the faces of the colleagues she knew, the ones she didn’t and the ones she’d rather not. Three of the latter category were perched on chairs at her table, sipping the coffee that tasted like…

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