Short Stories and Other Works of Fiction

Seven Fingers

I always loved hiking. Even as a child, I was torn towards the wilderness. While other girls wanted cute clothes and pretty dolls, all I wanted was to spend my days outside. I guess it is due to the influence of my uncle, John. After my parents died, I came ...

My friend found something strange in the forest…

It was Saturday morning. I was in the middle of the forest, and my best friend Derek had just brought me into freaking bizarro world. Not even an hour ago, I was still in bed, sleeping peacefully. I was awoken by a loud, shrill noise that I identified as my ...

Faces

Growing up in rural areas is nothing like growing up in a city. I can't say what it is. Maybe it is the remoteness of small villages, perhaps the low population or the closeness to nature. There is something that makes strange things more likely to happen. By now I ...

I Built a Shrine for the Good Spirits of the Land…

There are things out there, much older and many times smarter than man.   Ah, the farm life. It’s hard, but satisfactory. There’s nothing like working your own land and see it bear fruit. I’ve been a farmer all my life. I grew up on the family farm and ever ...

They won’t stop watching me!

Entry #1 — 05/02/18 Back in therapy Doctor Schulz told me that whenever I had strange thoughts, I should write them down. That’s the reason I started this journal. I am not sure what it is, but in these past weeks, I had the feeling that strange things were going on. I ...

Do you know that sleep paralysis can last for up to an hour?

Most people know about sleep paralysis. Only a Few know that it can last for up to an hour. Not being able to move for a few minutes is scary. Not being able to move for an hour is the most terrifying thing in the world. I read online that ...

Not All Lighthouses are Built to Guide Ships

Most old lighthouses have turned into useless remnants of the past. New technology, modern ships, and GPS have made them almost obsolete. Not in my town though. Our old lighthouse is still very much operative and watched over by an old lighthouse keeper. Each night, the light beam is moving ...

The Constant

A Constant: Something that is invariable or unchanging, such as a fixed number or a logical term. It had been one of those days when everything went wrong. After getting up, I bumped my head, causing a giant bruise and an ongoing headache. Then I missed my train, couldn’t find ...

Emily’s Envy

Emily always aimed to be at the top. She just had to be number one. There was only one problem: Her sister Heather. Heather had it all. She was pretty, smart, athletic and by far the most popular girl in school. To top it all off, she did it without ...

Feral Lust

These days there’s an almost endless supply of two things: information and porn. It’s all thanks to new technology and the emergence of the internet. There are thousands of porn sites and millions of pornographic videos out there, and each day the number is growing. While most people consume porn ...

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