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Brandon Thompson was sleeping. His room was empty but if there was someone else there, someone who had no idea of the events that had been taking place…
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Irina Slav
The Bullet - 2
Gareth was tall and lanky and blond, with deep-set green eyes, and he looked my age, early twenties. He also looked like the last person to know…
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The Bullet - 1
Fun fact: “The Bullet” and “The Sleep” made the rough foundation of what later became “Second Skin”, though with some significant changes. A big part of…
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Write about what you know
A yawn stretched Mariam’s jaw until it cracked and Mariam winced. It had taken her longer than she’d expected but—a private pun in the comfort of her…
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The Sleep
The aged gurney creaked and croaked as it advanced to the plain white door at the end of the hall. The woman who pushed it in a slow, labored manner was…
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The Dream
I had a weird dream last night. I dreamed that I had a skin problem. There were thick white hairs growing on my upper arms. I’m not even sure they were…
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The Hunting Party
I knew something bad was about to happen the moment Rob walked out on the porch. It radiated from him in great big waves, this sense of badness, of…
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Third from the Right
The sluggish rain pattering on the skylight pulled Suzanne out of her sleep, in which she, together with several other people, was trying to close a…
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Snapshots
November 8 Coffee. Charts. Chatroom. Charts. Trade. Toast. Coffee. Charts. Trade. Trade. Trade. Coffee. “Sam?” “Mhm?” “Sam, you really have to take a…
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