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The Next Death: Chapter 18
Once Gran is up, she claims Dan and me for games. We play until she leaves after lunch. Angel hangs nearby the whole time, calmly flitting about, humming to themselves. I think Charcoal can see Angel considering how every now and then I catch her tracking them with her eyes. She never attacks Angel though, so I think it's okay.
By Katarzyna Crevan2 months ago in Fiction
Endurance
The frigid December air bites through the windows of the nearly empty Blue Line train, where Michael sits, clutching an almost-empty bottle of cheap whiskey. His rumpled coat hangs loosely around him, a sad remnant of the man he used to be, as the rhythmic clatter of the train echoes the turmoil within. Flickering fluorescent lights bathe his unshaven face in harsh shadows, each bounce of the train reminding him of the impact of his failures—of a wedding that never was, a family that feels more like strangers, and the job that slipped through his fingers.
By Endurance Stories2 months ago in Fiction
TUS NUA - ch 42
TUS NUA – ch 42 New Beginnings – Mia and Midnight (*)(*)(*) The rain flowed down in a soft but steady mist and as Mia smiled, she called out to her familiar. “Midnight, we’ll be going soon. Stop fiddlin’ with that silly stick. You’re a cat, not a dog.”
By Margaret Brennan2 months ago in Fiction
Endurance
At midday, Café Lucerne hums with soft light and gentle stillness: a band of winter sun cutting through tall glass, the city’s noise reduced to a faint lullaby by double-paned windows. Jamie Kingsley begins her lunch hour with a familiar ritual at her window-side two-top—tote bag on the chair, phone flipped face down, legal pad neatly aligned with the table’s edge. The white marble chills her wrists as she slips off her navy gloves one finger at a time, setting them beside her notes before nudging her glasses higher on her nose. Outside, passersby hurry past, heads low, shoulders braced against the Lake Michigan wind, none glancing in.
By Endurance Stories2 months ago in Fiction
The Heist that Never Happened. AI-Generated.
They said he was the best. Not in newspapers and not in small bars where criminals traded stories, but in the quiet circles that mattered. People whispered his name, and the whispers always followed him into every room. He liked that feeling. It gave him confidence when he sat alone with his map, pencil tapping, tracing possible routes the way someone might trace the outline of a lover.
By William Ebden.2 months ago in Fiction
Lines of death.. AI-Generated.
It was a rainy Thursday when Haruto found it. The sky hung heavy and gray, the streets smelled of wet asphalt, and his shoes squelched with every step. On a park bench, half-hidden under a soaked newspaper, lay a black notebook. No title, nothing marking it as special, but something about it drew him in. He picked it up, turning it over in his hands, noticing the weight. He opened it and found blank pages except for a first page that contained rules. Rules that made little sense, at first, about writing names and consequences.
By William Ebden.2 months ago in Fiction
Shadows on Ashwood Lane.. AI-Generated.
Detective Jonathan Hale parked his car at the edge of the cobblestone lane, the soft hum of the streetlamps reflecting off the wet asphalt. Rain had fallen intermittently, leaving puddles that shimmered under the dim lights. The old Miller estate loomed ahead, its windows dark and shuttered, yet the faint glow of police lanterns flickered through cracks in the boards. The house had been abandoned for years, its reputation whispered about in town, and now it had become a crime scene.
By William Ebden.2 months ago in Fiction
Second Chance
A Second Chance My day was off to a bad start. It all began when I woke up as I usually do by 4am, drenching in buckets of sweat and wondering why I couldn’t feel the blasted ceiling fan on me nor hear the swooshing of the blades as it spun around. I groggily stood up, carefully though, so as not to wake my two other siblings who I share the bed with. I traced my fingers on the wall to locate the light switch at the other end of the room and to my utter surprise, the click of the switch did not turn on any light, then, it sank in that ECG** (Electricity Company of Ghana) had done it again. Being so frustrated and irritated, I accidentally knocked my little toe on one of the furniture in the room. Ouch!!!
By Ewura Ekua Acquah2 months ago in Fiction
