Category: Short Story
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Pick Up
(Photo by Jenna Branch) It was not a pretty sight. Walking through the house, the subtle smell of cats permeated everything. It was difficult to get anywhere without tripping over a cat. In fact, several of them were at Donovan’s feet, rubbing up against his legs and following him everywhere he went. All the while,…
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Living and the Dead
(Photo by Jakub Zerdzicki) Immortality. Eternal youth. Adventure and excitement and new experiences for all time. That was how they sold the idea, and for the first several decades it lived up to the promise, but nothing lasts forever. “Good morning,” the cheery voice intoned as it always did. “System booting.” Fragments of memory, of…
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Sacrifice
(Photo by Mikhail Nilov) There was definitely something wrong inside of her body, Gray acknowledged. That didn’t mean she slowed her frantic pace, only that she knew she could only keep going like this for a few more miles. The tearing pain was most likely a wound, maybe an arrow, but as long as she…
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Correlation
(Photo by Pixabay) “I’m not sure how I feel about this.” The voice was unnaturally far away from Agent Spears when she spoke. At least it was her own voice, though. She’d been worried it would become distorted somehow. “Are you in any pain?” the question came from the head of R&D, Kurt Besso. He…
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Transplanting
(Photo by David Bartus) “Look out there and tell me what you see.” Cobb’s voice was deep but not too loud. Even in the dead of winter there was the chance of waking them up and then there’d be trouble. He was tall and broad shouldered, and when he smiled it wasn’t always for the…
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Changeling
(Photo by Leah Newhouse) The morning light of dawn spread slowly across the far wall of the bedroom. I hadn’t slept at all last night and I wondered if I’d ever be able to sleep comfortably ever again. This was not my bedroom, incidentally. It was the baby’s room. The crib in the corner was…
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To Grandmother’s House We Go
(Photo by Los Muertos Crew) “Over the river and through the woods,” Sani sang quietly to himself in the backseat of his family’s car, “to grandmother’s house we go.” His mom hummed along absentmindedly while she drove. It was just the two of them in the car. There should have been three in the car…
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Teeth
(Photo by Shiny Diamond) “I think I’m clenching my teeth in my sleep,” Sandra said as she got ready for the day. “What makes you think that?” Paul asked, holding up two ties and considering which one to wear. “Because my teeth hurt,” Sandra half laughed as though it should have been obvious. “Want me…
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Mistakes
(Photo by Kevin Bidwell) Some ideas seem like they’re the greatest thing in the world right up until you act on it. Only then does the truth come out and you think you really should have seen it sooner. In cases where money was spent, it’s often referred to as buyer’s remorse. As Kevin looked…
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Reception
(Photo by ChrisF) Of all the times to have car troubles, it had to happen in the middle of the night during a winter storm. It was also in the middle of nowhere. “Well, we’re not going anywhere any time soon,” Ben said as the glow of the headlights faded away. “Guess you should have…
Bridge of Broken Glass 