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I first felt it a few weeks ago. It was a bump on the back of my head. I thought nothing of it. I’d probably bumped my head while drunk. Happens all the time. It would go away eventually, I told myself. Yet whenever I washed my hair, it was ...

Red. It’s the most vivid of colors and has always been my favorite. I loved it ever since I was a little girl, and as I grew older, these feelings only intensified. My clothes always came in shades of red, my school bags were red, and even my favorite musician ...

We’d all been invited by Professor Davies and flown out to his remote home in the Scottish Highlands. The professor was a strange, eccentric man, but a renowned expert in his specific field of interest. And we, be we artists or scientists, had all become fascinated by his work on ...

“Postal service, do you mind accepting a package for Ms. Ivanovna?” Still half asleep, I mumbled a ‘sure’ before I opened the door to the apartment building. A few seconds later, a beaming postal worker pressed a package into my hands. “You’re mister…?” “Mueller.” “Great, I’ll put a note in ...

The first picture arrived on Tuesday morning. I woke up, checked my messages and discovered one by a number not in my contacts. Still half-asleep, I opened it, only to be greeted by a picture and a line below it. The picture was nothing but a blurry, incomprehensible mess. The ...

“Guess it’s about time,” the old man mused to himself. After searching for a moment, he found what he was looking for. A grin showed on his face as he pocketed the tiny key. He has to force himself to take measured steps and to relax his gait as he ...

An eerie atmosphere filled the living room. Marie sat in her chair, holding a glass of wine, staring at the TV, but barely watched. John was in his reading chair at the other end of the room. The book wasn’t bad but wasn’t good either. That was true for a ...

A bright, glistering light woke Jake. He turned, pulled the blanket over his head, but it was useless. “Shit, goddamn sun,” he cursed and went to pull the curtains. This was his one free day this week, and he had the right to sleep for as long as he damn ...

All merriment and conversation stopped when Madame Laura Dechant entered the room. Every head turned towards the door she emerged from. It wasn’t because she was the banquet’s host. No, it was as if a queen had descended upon them. Her skin was as white as marble, her hair like ...

The line came out of nowhere. It was a simple, vertical line dividing the sky from horizon to horizon. People all over the world stared at it in awe. Scientists believed it to be an atmospheric phenomenon; religious men and cult leaders alike proclaimed the end of the world. Jeremy ...