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The Monster in Me Is the Monster in You
I sat alone on the rocking chair I set up on the front porch of my new cabin the other day, just reflecting on life ...
Reminiscences of Aucturn
They were never even supposed to be here. Forty-seven kilometers past the Arctic Circle, the lone helicopter neared its target. According to the classified reports ...
The Carriage of Grafton Street
My pursuit for the occult and arcane lead me to London in the year 1646, wherein a new bridge was planned to cross the river ...
Mind Over Misery
Katie Watson gazed around at the vast, opulent room. For the first time in her professional career, she felt small and vulnerable. The world had ...
Viaduct of Mourning
I still get flashes before I open my eyes in the morning. The air was cold; it carried with it a moisture that seemed to ...
This Flower Only Grows From Corpses
My wife lost her battle against breast cancer last month, leaving me alone to take care of our daughter, Ellie. Every single night Ellie asks ...
A Little Bit Country
I walked into that office an’ wiped some dirt an’ sweat off a my head with my arm. The office was as white as a ...
An Illness in the Water
Part One: The Beginning I’m calling it Black Vein Blues. It makes sense if you think about it. About a month ago it started, slow ...
Thick Brush
My family cottage in rural Maine has remained unvisited for eight years. We used to use it about every summer for two to three weeks ...
The Retirement
“Forty years with the same company. That’s a long time.” Robert Harris shrugged as he pushed the soggy salad around the paper plate with a ...
Forever and Always
Everybody loves the woods, until they follow you home. When my father came back from the military, we bought our first house—a boxy, two-story affair ...
