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Fox Hunt: Chapter 9
I dismount when I can finally hear the rushing of the falls. I'd walk the rest of the way, and give the horse a break; we had made better time than expected. With luck, I wouldn't be waiting too long for the militiaman I'd be working with to show up. I can feel my lips twisting in disdain at the thought of him. Priamos had assured me he was good, that he would be helpful, but it didn't change the fact I didn't want a partner. I was more than capable of handling this myself. Yet, orders were orders.
By Katarzyna Crevanabout a year ago in Fiction
The Untold Mysteries of the Midnight Forest
Midnight Forest is a large area at the outskirts of Willowbrook, dim with only tall trees and mystery in the air. There are lots of mythological beliefs; people from the region did not go out into the forest after it got dark as they always reported hearing strange sounds and observing bright lights moving in the horizon. Several myths depict a dweller possessing an inner sanctum; a treasure that no man is willing to risk his life to try and grab.
By Masonabout a year ago in Fiction
QAOS Comes To Allhallowtide. Content Warning.
The village had always been dark. No one knew who named it, but there was a feeling of lost souls and darkness, even during the day.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Fiction
The Pact
They were all crying. They were just boys. Now, they were boys without Laney, her absence goading them, like a masked knifeman.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Phone Call
“Are you sure we’re not lost, Jason?” I took a gander at my pregnant wife, Marissa, before turning right for the third time. Unlike many of our peers who married young and became pregnant before they hit their thirties, Marissa and I met one another late in life and married in our thirties.
By B.about a year ago in Fiction
Highway 91. Top Story - September 2024.
The newly paved Vermont asphalt rose and fell like the summer waves he used to watch as a boy growing up on the sea shell riddled shores of Cape Cod. Leaves, ablaze with New England’s one-of-a-kind rich autumn hues, descended from their cold branches and decorated their ascent up the mountain side. They twirled and danced across the quiet back road, morphing into faint red and orange tornadoes as Timothy’s Jeep shifted gears.
By Kale Sinclairabout a year ago in Fiction
The Girl Who Killed Me
Back Story: Speculation ran wild at every shop and street in town on exactly how the latest girl had run away…if she had. As these things go, no one could recall her name. There were so many of them missing, who could keep track? Of course, this was just regular old run-of-the-mill gossip, and besides, there was no proof of what took place. So naturally, the juicier and more depraved the rumor became, the better. Some even speculated that maybe a serial killer had finally got to her. Just like the rest of the girls.
By K.H. Obergfollabout a year ago in Fiction
The Haven
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." As the words echoed around our living room, followed by a brief statement from a government representative and the national anthem, the signal became static, and we were left in silence. "Remain calm." The air had a soft bite of freshness to it. A strong scent of newly blooming spring flowers carried with that freshness through the opened windows. "Stay vigilant." I had long warned that something big was on the horizon. I had felt the inevitability in the air over the last couple of years, which led me to act. I didn't know what form it would take, just that something would happen. Something seismic. Hilary, my wife, often questioned my concerns and thought I could be putting too much stock in conspiracy theories and crackpot commentators.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
Number One Hit
It was a typical night in the career of the woman known to many as "IMAX," a pop diva whose talent and singing chops match her popularity. She had just given yet another performance in front of a huge crowd, performing four of her biggest hits and leaving to a big applause and chants of her name. All the while, IMAX tearfully waved to her immense adoring public, showing appreciation to her many fans.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Fiction
Hidden in Plain Sight
There I stood. At the edge of the dock. The loud thrashing of the waves moving around below my feet. The water moving at a rapid pace; flowing over and around the fallen body. His body. The tattered clothing of his swaying against the current as they barely held against his skin; as if to be holding on for dear life, afraid to become lost amidst the darkness of the ocean forever. My thoughts moving rapidly throughout my mind.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreetabout a year ago in Fiction
Caged. Content Warning.
Late at night, I was being chased down a dark alley. The sharp smell of garbage filled the air, and I dodged between overflowing trash cans and piles of torn boxes. My heart pounded in my chest. The loud thudding echoed in my ears, as I darted from side to side, desperately trying to evade this looming threat. But I wasn’t fast enough. I felt their presence getting closer, a shadowy figure standing behind me. I turned, backing into the corner of a chain-linked fence and a thick brick wall.
By Timberly Priceabout a year ago in Fiction
TALES OF CRIME AND FICTION.
The Agency issued a Warrant for arresting Ralph and even for taking proper steps to give justice to the victims' families. It was somewhere near 10 o'clock and both of us were accompanied by Kevin and were headed towards Ralph's house, some five or so police cars behind us, following us to arrest the criminal.
By Shazia Khanabout a year ago in Fiction