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Kittens were always a reoccurring motif in my dreams. I guess, I just liked those four legged, furry little demons that much. At times, it was former pets who came to visit me and allowed me to reminisce and sojourn in times long past. At others, it was nothing but ...

Andrew had always been a free spirit. He was the type who worked here and there to scrape by, but had no real aspirations to do, well, anything. When he told me he’d joined a meditation retreat outside of town, it was only fitting for him, and seemed to be ...

Oh, to be born with talent; it can be a blessing, but it can also be a curse. There is, of course, the weight of expectations resting upon your feeble shoulders, the constant need for perfection. Yet there are other reasons, reasons I want to share with you, my dear ...

I met her during my first time at a club. It was quite the strange experience. I’d never been out dancing before, had never even gotten drunk and didn’t know the first thing about drugs. You see, I grew up in an extremely religious household; church every Sunday, praying before ...

“Don’t do drugs, kid, unless you want to have some fun.” That’s the first thing my wife Janet ever said me, giving me a wink. She promptly swallowed a little pill, and without another word, held one out for me. I made a dismissive gesture and off she went, back ...

“There’s no fucking ghosts in that house!” my boss, John, yelled. The victim of this newest tirade of his was Ed, my co-worker. I liked Ed. He was a good guy, if a little slow in the head. We’d all heard the noises, of course, Ed, me and even John ...

It was supposed to be our last big trip before our graduation. So I and my two best friends Nick and Chris set out to have our very own little spring break, albeit in Germany. Soon enough we’d be jailed away in an office at a typical nine to five, ...

Certain people don't fit into a nursing home. After working there for a few years, I could tell almost in an instant that Dr. Reimer was one of them. He was an academic who'd lived by himself all his life. He'd never been married and had led a quiet, solitary ...

Until a few weeks ago I’ve been blissfully unaware of, well, almost everything. I went to work every day, loved movies and games and hang out with people, mostly my friend Greg. Speaking of the devil, it’s because of him that all this changed. It was a couple of weeks ...

Rats. I've always hated rats. They are disgusting. Imagine how I reacted when I found one of them in my kitchen. At first, I was shocked, then disgusted and finally angry. A couple of minutes later I threw the dead rat in a trash bag and got rid of it ...