Emily Edwards medium length stories real life stories Monday, October 14, 2024 Welcome to Our House in the Uncanny Valley by Emily Edwards Two sisters pass the time at home wondering why their eccentric mother Joan, and their reclusive father Herb, are behaving strangely. Is what I always thought when someone came to the door. Watch as they took it in, the whole spectacle. The carefully constructed smile. Eyes flicking back and forth, back and forth. Some garbled pleasantry. Bodily contortions of normality. It was typical. Predictabl… Read more Labels: Emily Edwards medium length stories real life stories 4 comments:
Cliff Aliperti medium length stories pick of the month Friday, October 11, 2024 Nora Naughton by Cliff Aliperti Theo Naughton's daughter Nora has died and left him all alone - Fred is worried for him, but has underestimated his resourcefulness.The ship on which Theseus sailed... was preserved by the Athenians down to the time of Demetrius Phalereus. They took away the old timbers from time to time, and put new and sound ones in their places, so that the vessel became a standing illustration for the phi… Read more Labels: Cliff Aliperti medium length stories pick of the month 12 comments:
AJ Kirby creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Start With Why by A.J. Kirby A criminal couple reflect on their motivations as they work on their latest victim.Hot. Even the windows are sweating, and the air around us feels as sticky as barbecue sauce. Inside the mask, my face, melting. Shoot a glance at her, my... Sometimes she is like my twin but she is not my twin. That would make what we are doing disgusting and it is not disgusting. It is righteous. My partner in cri… Read more Labels: AJ Kirby creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories 1 comment:
medium length stories real life stories Simon Kerr Monday, October 7, 2024 The Fingerprint of Reality by Simon Kerr Victor tries to make the most of his miserable life as a Manchester mill worker in the early 1800s.Victor trudges along the canal, the quickest route to work. The journey generally takes him about thirty minutes. Every now and then he steps aside and lets men or horses pass by, pulling barges to or from the many mills. The canal is the only sign of nature in an otherwise wholly industrial distri… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Simon Kerr 2 comments:
creepy stories Ella Burch medium length stories Friday, October 4, 2024 Destiny by Ella Burch Wren, a timid woman, comes alive when she meets Destiny, whose morbid hobby fascinates her.Jurisprudence hates a violent woman, and so do I. So, when a violent woman struck me with balled fists and caged me in the pink press of girlhood, I crawled in culture's basement, invisible to all but the tangled spider webs. That is, until I emerged a violent woman in my own right, blood caked under … Read more Labels: creepy stories Ella Burch medium length stories 4 comments: