Zombies shambled across the sunny park. One stopped by the swings and poked the dangling chains. The rusty links squeaked. It shambled on. Brain matter dripped from Jane’s lips, into Sister Ann’s matted hair. She wiped her hands on her habit and crept into the sanctuary. Alan shot the zombie […]
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The Yeti carved tunnels in the snow. When he heard steps and muffled voices overhead, he sat beneath them, and they eased his loneliness. The Mothman clung to the bridge. It swayed and creaked as cars drove overhead, but it was stable, for a bit longer. He’d warn them tomorrow. […]
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The drive-in screen flickered out. Alice’s screams replaced the soundtrack as feral orange eyes glittered at the edge of the headlights. Joe’s brains coated the skipping record. The detective shuddered, and Elvis crooned, "You ain’t no friend of mine" over and over again. "Tom’s mine!" Anne left Sally’s body in […]
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The grapefruit spoon bared its teeth at the lesser spoons, and they bowed before it. It led them to bloody victory over the butter knives. Corpses from the cutlery war were scattered around the kitchen, but the humans didn’t notice the carnage amidst their other dirty dishes. The sugar and […]
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Faces formed in the sand as the storm swirled around them. They screamed words in tongues long dead, consuming his sanity, then his flesh. The lemon grew legs and eyestalks, and climbed up her arm. It whispered tart and sour lies in her ear till she cut it open to […]
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Meg handled the egg with oven mitts, but it felt pleasantly warm against Sue’s bare palms. She kissed the shell and felt her dragon stir. Heavy wings flapped overhead. Joe scrambled down a rope in the well. Flames roared, the rope burned, and he tumbled to the cold water below. […]
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The doctor screamed when she cut off his hands. His fingers were much longer than the ones he’d given her. Now she could be a piano prodigy. His body was trying to kill him. His wife tied his limbs, but they forgot his hair. He screamed as it encircled […]
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Ignacio examined the fortifications, seeing strengths, flaws, and faint future ghosts with his gift. He smiled. He’d stop the French here. A dead dolphin drifted past, and Tom’s strength was fading. He was drowning. He wished that he’d never wished for an ocean of tequila. Tim’s margarita was a pretty […]
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Sam’s alien boss laughed when he asked for his birthday off. It told him to stop tracking time by Earth’s sun and took his calendar away. The once-pauper was ready to return to his life, but a servant gave him a crown wrapped in rags. The note said "Happy Birthday, […]
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The tulip’s petals glowed in the sunlight that warmed the fairy in its embrace. As the sky darkened, it closed to protect her from the rain. The bees were dying. It was time to adapt. The queen laid her eggs in human ears so her daughters could merge with their […]