Short Stories and Other Works of Fiction

A guest at my motel asked me to post his story. He looked like he went through hell… – Part 4

"Michael Sanders was a boy that lived in this town," the sheriff started. "Michael and Ethan grew up next door to one another and were friends. That was until the day Jake Miller, Ethan's father left town. On that day a whole lot of things changed." "Jake couldn't take his ...

A guest at my motel asked me to post his story. He looked like he went through hell… – Part 3

My town was first mentioned by name in 1784. At the time, It was nothing but a small Christian settlement. All in all, there isn't much of a history to our town. As far as I can tell, it has always been remote and unimportant. Our church, however, is already ...

A guest at my motel asked me to post his story. He looked like he went through hell… – Part 2

"Now what was this all about, David?" mom asked me during dinner. I shrugged and didn't say a word. "David Sullivan, you don't just shrug when I ask you a question!" "Sorry, mom. Ethan wanted to check on a few things, but it's all just," I broke up shaking my ...

A guest at my motel asked me to post his story. He looked like he went through hell… – Part 1

Three days ago, this kid arrived at my motel. Looked real terrible and really young, no older than sixteen, maybe seventeen. Asked for a room and paid in cash. Looked like he went through hell. I didn't ask a thing. You pay, you get a room, that's my policy. Came ...

Be Careful What You Do on the Internet, Don’t Join Weird Live Feeds and Most Important of All, Always Cover Your Webcam

Ever since live webcam feeds became popular, I've been a fan of them. It's strangely relaxing to watch them. I'm not talking about streamers on Twitch or other pages like that. I'm talking about live feeds of public places. By now there are millions of them out there. You can ...

Mommy Dearest

The first time I met Karen, I instantly knew something was wrong with her. She was a mousy girl with wild, dirty hair. The moment she saw me, she hurried past me in the hallway with her eyes downcast. "Nice to meet you, too," I called after her in a ...

If You Are Contacted by a Podcast Called ‘World of the Macabre,’ Don’t Submit to Them

I first heard about 'The World of the Macabre' about a week ago. It was in a post by one of my favorite horror writers, Melody Madness. She's a rather niche writer. I found her work half a year ago and loved it ever since. You could say I'm a ...

I’m an IRL Streamer and Tonight Something Inexplicable Happened

I'm sure you all know about IRL streamers. There are so many stories about them on the internet right now. You'd have to live under a rock to not know about them. For the past month, I've been doing these types of streams myself. I don't have too many crazy ...

Never Hire a Gardener Who Wants to Work for Free

It had been a week since we'd officially moved into our new house when an older, lanky man appeared at our front door. "Who is it?" my husband Joe called out from the living room, busy setting up the furniture. "An old man, probably one of the neighbors," I answered ...

If You Ever Find a Search Engine Called GenSearch, Don’t Use It

I first stumbled upon GenSearch in an IRC chat room. While most people think IRC is dead and a remnant of the past, it's still very much alive. The user base has shrunk quite a bit though. Most people moved on to more modern platforms. I'm one of those people ...

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