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Punishment of the Brutal Variety
17-year-old Marco Romano lifted the metal baseball bat over his head. It felt heavier than it should have, but he tried his best to hold ...
The Red Fish
Pirarucu. The Brazilian name for “the red fish,” known among scientific circles as the arapaima. If you’ve never heard of “the red fish” before now, ...
As the Crow Flies
No coverage, not even one bar. The battery was dead anyway. It was still daytime, but it was overcast, and the sky had a perfectly ...
Accomplice
John began working in my office in late October. He started on a Thursday. He sat at the desk opposite mine, which had been empty ...
Acceptance
Woodard Hall was empty. All the university workers were gone for the day, but it didn’t matter whether the building was occupied or not; it ...
Arborvitae
“We’re gonna make this a tradition,” Jerry said confidently. The others in the back of the van could barely hear him over the music. “Arbor ...
Lost in Lovecraft
I am barricaded by self-design. I have enclosed myself, shut off from the world except for takeaways, home deliveries. The ugliness of sound, reverberations, noises, ...
Garden of Statues
1 She stared at the detail of the concrete work. Reaching out, her fingers lightly touched the surface and found it to be very smooth ...
