Two days after we closed the casket on my sister, I lay in my apartment in a pile of blankets and …
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Behold the Clock by Richard L. Rubin
Brian Hampton frowned as he gazed about the lavishly furnished conference room atop a spectacular …
Shutting Up a Toaster by Lance J. Mushung
I paused my study of articles on home décor. The tracker in Christopher's ground car showed he would …
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Better Than A Shock Collar by Martin Lochman
Lily sits at the very edge of a wide stainless steel table, trying to both distance herself from the …
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Daymare by Rick McQuiston
It's just like a nightmare, but during the day. The words festered in Billy's mind like so many …
2019 Halloween Contest is Open!
It's that time of year again! The 5th Annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction contest …
The House of Artemis by Harris Coverley
She took me to the House of Artemis on a Saturday morning, and it stood there by the main road which …
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Buried Alive by Sanika Phadnis
I've always wondered what it would be like to be buried alive. Stuck alone in a coffin underground, …
Author Interview: Sanika Phadnis
Sanika Phadnis is a 20 year old student at the University of South Florida currently studying to get …
The Crawling by Ronald Schulte
"Are you God?" This one has snuck up on her, so engrossed was she in the music. He is on hands …
The Howling Train by David Henson
A train whistled in the distance. Fumbling in the dark, John knocked over a half empty bottle on his …
The Barfleur By Richard L. Rubin
The battle at the edge of the Orion Nebula had been long and costly, and it wasn’t over yet, not …