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Plans

10 Aug 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  Samantha restored, therestored.com The next morning was as bright and as splendid as the morning Naomi woke up all better, or the morning Akiko did at the hospital, only now it was fourfold.  Scout snuck into Samantha’s room at break of dawn, waki...

Akika

9 Aug 2022 13 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  Akika quora.com That afternoon I drove Naomi to the hospital to fetch her car.  She took her mother home but promised to return and stay the night, to see how Jane and Mary fared and also to spend time with Scout, in whom she now took a deep inter...

On the Edge

9 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011

Cora stood on the edge of the tower, staring off into the pale blue of the day, watching the wisps of clouds twist and turn a dance of joy in the high winds.  One small step, and the building suddenly began to flash past.             They say you die...

The Hand of God

9 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011

The fight began when one of the priest’s supporters took the doll from her.             Jack, crouched in the ferns outside the priory, clenched a fist in triumph.             Suddenly he could hear the police breaking up the brawl.  Martha, his unwi...

Naomi

8 Aug 2022 14 minute read 1 comment Diomedes

  Naomi in the greenhouse, pinterest.com. The next morning Scout and I were up before everyone else.  We each had a bowl of oatmeal, then straight to the library where I was eager to try out our new reading plan.  I abandoned the idea of slowly leve...

A Scary Story to Pass the Time

28 Jul 2022 15 minute read 0 comments jmalik6209

I never expected my attic to hold so many secrets. It started as a normal Saturday morning as myself, my wife, Barbara, and my kids, Quandale and Sky, were packing all our belongings into boxes. There was a sense of anticipation in the air as we were...

The Ember in the Dark I

21 Jul 2022 6 minute read 3 comments RosieJSargent

The adrenaline consumes Myrtha’s legs. What is left of Ahriman’s army is gaining speed towards her. The hooves of the remaining calvary violently thump the ground. Myrtha accustomed to the harsh environment fled up the wet slippery slopes of the gree...

Killer Clown Van

15 Jul 2022 2 minute read 3 comments lingy

In the interior of Brazil and in some regions of large metropolises, there is a legend about a gang formed by clowns who kidnap people from Kombi at night. In an almost fanciful way, they lure people, preferably children, at night in cities where the...

When I meet the Gods I will scream, for I have a lot to say -

12 Jul 2022 2 minute read 9 comments RosieJSargent

When I meet the Gods I will scream, for I have a lot to say - Why did you deal me cards filled with sorrow and pain? Anger and fear? Obscurity and sadness? Is it because I am strong enough to carry something so heavy? Or because I am emotionally weak...

The Rising of the Shield Hero, Season 2: Ep. 10-12 Impressions

28 Jun 2022 5 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Co-published on Read.cash. *Will contain spoilers, so read at your own risk.* Previously, I commented on Episodes 7-9 of The Rising of the Shield Hero. My overall impressions were very positive despite the anime taking a few liberties with the story...