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21 Sep 2023 17 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Small, crowded aisles glimpsed via arial view “I don’t know what’s got into Corey,” Johnny grouses to Edgar, a rare cloudy sentiment coming from him. “I think that new promotion’s gone straight to his head!” Edgar doesn’t agree or anything,...
15 Sep 2023 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Love your local help, too! Like from the closed down market across town. They have begun to refer to it as The Curse of the Employee Newsletter. Even as when Valerie took over this job from Barbara, they switched from black and white to full c...
15 Sep 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
In 2014, I got the wild and crazy idea to ask other writers to send me stories set in the biblical Garden of Eden, but with one stipulation. They couldn't use biblical characters. No Adam and Eve, and no talking serpents. "Be original," I said. "Be u...
14 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk
Kyro walked across the military base contemplating on the conversation he had earlier this morning with a fellow Lyrian: “How beautiful it is to live an ambivalent life where duality is just a concept for a predominantly zero civilization struggling...
12 Sep 2023 10 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Healthy Shopper Market meat case Following that whole Inside Scoop phone call from Scott Wickander, and the controversy over removing dates from products — a charge Corey denied, incidentally — the bosses learned that this wasn’t even necess...
11 Sep 2023 14 minute read 0 comments Wildplantsx
Chapter 1: The Enigmatic Arrival It was a stormy night, the kind that left the tiny coastal town of Havenrock shrouded in darkness. Rain lashed against the windows of the small, quaint houses, and the wind howled like an ancient ghost wailing throu...
9 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Wildplantsx
Epilogue: The Veil Remains As the Adams family drove away from Hollowbrook, the memories of Blackthorn Manor remained etched in their minds. They couldn't help but steal glances back at the imposing mansion, now a fading silhouette against the moonli...
8 Sep 2023 16 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Scene from a hearty hipster beer tasting “Destiny is totally different away from work,” Valerie’s telling him, the afternoon of the beer tasting. “Oh, I’m sure,” he says. This impromptu discussion has cropped up on the back loading dock, on th...
7 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Wildplantsx
Chapter 5: Confrontation As the clock struck midnight on the night of the blood moon, Emma, Michael, and Dr. Cross gathered in the mansion's grand hall to perform the ritual that would draw out the malevolent spirit. The atmosphere was thick with dre...
7 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Wildplantsx
Chapter 4: The Occult Specialist Now deeper into her quest for answers on the supernatural hell seeming to surround her family, Emma sought help from a local occult specialist, Dr. Alexander Cross. With his immense knowledge of the supernatural, he h...
