Category: Short Story
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The Sound of Drums
Being alone in the mine was uncommon, to say the least. Not only was it for safety that the miners stuck together, but also for practicality since there were so few jobs that could be accomplished by a single person. But a few tools had been left behind and it really didn’t make sense to…
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Heat of the Moment
2 A.M. was the worst time to be awake when you needed to be asleep. There was nothing on TV. Nothing on the radio. Sure there was the internet but that was what Buck already did during the day when his boss wasn’t looking. You could only scroll through the same three or four feeds…
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Raining Men
The skies were filled with low hanging clouds. That was good, overall. There were some who didn’t like to jump when they couldn’t see the ground but any cover was better than none, especially with where they were jumping. “We’re getting close,” a voice spoke over the radio. Everyone had their own headset so they’d…
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Under Pressure
After a certain depth, everything turns to blackness. The only light down this far is the light you bring with you and the occasional blips of bio-luminescence. It’s beautiful and terrifying all at the same time. As the lights on the submersible dimmed, the bio-luminescence became more and more visible until it was all that…
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Wolf and Badger
Smoke and ash clogged the air as the orange glow of fire illuminated the northern horizon. Snow lay thick on the ground but in some places it had been trampled so thoroughly that it was only mud. Frost was forming as night deepened in the ruined woods and in the distance the sound of cries…
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Consensus: Part 2
Shopping was not something Melvin enjoyed. All the people and motion could overwhelm him and really get his hallucinations going which in turn would set off his panic attacks. On more than one occasion he’d found himself standing in the middle of an aisle, tears streaming down his face, and no idea how long he’d…
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Golden Husky
Boot sequence initiating The high pitched hum of electricity was barely audible but in the dead of night it was the only sound. Motors began to activate, as well as the internal gyroscope, and they added their own faint noises to the otherwise quiet evening. With an almost melodic whine, the golden, quadrupedal body stepped…
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Light in the Storm
Rain beat against the outside of the lighthouse and lightning flashed with some regularity, illuminating the tiny space inside. The thunder that followed would shake the whole structure and threatened to break the glass in the windows. Mikhael checked on the lamp once more, ensuring it remained burning bright so anyone caught out in this…
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Late Delivery
The television in the other room blared with its volume almost up to the max. Doreen did it on purpose. Her hearing wasn’t that bad, no matter what she said about all her years on the bomb squad. She did it because she knew he would hear it no matter where he went in the…
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Missed Connection
It was Tuesday. I sat in the same little coffee shop that I always did each morning. It wasn’t the best coffee but it was walking distance from my house and I liked the vibe. I checked the time and then looked towards the door. Like clockwork, the tall, dark, and handsome guy walked in.…
Bridge of Broken Glass 