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NEW!
SHADOW MAN
by Ed Patton
"It can be said that the sun drives the spirits of the day and the moon those of night yet I hesitate to think
of what drives men's souls to toil.
I am a hunter of long seasons. Gray of beard and wearer of equipment both long in the tooth and time tested. For
seemingly eons I have..."
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NEW!
Racing With The Moon
by John Faucett
"As she opened the door, it was like entering a crypt sealed to life. The smell of death permeated her nostrils.
The thick dust, was like snow piling up from a storm. Petrified cake lay where the boy had left it. Darkness, death
and dust where everywhere. On the table, a trumpet lay lifeless. The little boys toys were scattered about barely
visible. Pictures of..."
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A Tapping
by Paul Schroeder
"A tapping, delicately, on my back. I am sitting up on a table, feeling gentle taps on my back, watching a
series of images; myriad tables receding into infinity, like two mirrors facing each other.
Farmers milking cows; on each table, a person is sitting up and examined by a small, slim, white, intent, fragile,
large eyed creature. Their fingers probe lightly, gently..."
Strange
Posted on 12/07/05
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Level Nine
by P.S. Gifford
"Elizabeth all at once had opened her eyes and felt strangely rested. She allowed her retinas to adjust to
the bright warm light and began to scrutinize her unexpected surroundings. She experienced a tinge of panic as
she did not only did not know where she was but had absolutely no idea of how she got here. However as soon as
the anxiety had risen it quickly faded and she became at ease with her..."
Strange
Posted on 11/30/05
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Zeep In The City
by Joshua Blanc
His dilemma was this. Behind his squat torso, on what humans referred to as his `arse,' were twenty crates of `Just
Peachy'; the drink that made everything seem exactly that. And now he had no idea where he was supposed to deliver
them, or who had ordered such a vast quantity of the potent, mind-bending beverage..."
Humor / Sci Fi
Posted on 11/16/05
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Family Secrets
by Rob Rosen
"Lester walked into the wall and kept right on going. Strange as that may sound, it wasn't all that unusual.
Lester could walk through anything - walls, doors, trees, sand dunes, hotdog stands, people; you name it, Lester
could walk through it. It had something to do with his innate physical make-up. Seems the atoms that comprised
his body were spaced farther apart than normal..."
Humor / Strange
Posted on 11/09/05
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A Match Made In Hell
by Steve Wilkins
"In most people's eyes, Lovely Lisa rocked the big one. Game over. The most beautiful girl in school. Little
miss popular. You either wanted to be with her or be her.
But in Lisa's eyes, she didn't rock the big one. She sucked the big one.
In fact, in Lisa's eyes she sucked the big red one. The big fiery red one.
And now she stood, facing her front door, as she watched His shadow..."
Strange
Posted on 11/02/05
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Paranormal Story
by Alan Smith
This concerns one night some considerable time
ago and is a true story.
"I was driving home after a night out with my friends. I was 17 then, I had just passed my driving test that
day, 17th December 1968, 2:15 on a Tuesday afternoon. I was elated of course and when my Father came home and there
were still "L" plates on the car..."
Strange
Posted on 10/26/05
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Shoes
by Henry Seaward-Shannon
"My cousin June's kids, Daisy and Graham, were in the kitchen one day and they noticed something odd on the
calendar. Their mother had drawn a deer wearing a lumberjack hat next to the date for the following day. In the
evening they watched their mother very closely to see signs of anything unusual, and they did notice something
a bit odd. She had bought tiny shoes for one of their pet rabbits and she was..."
Humor / Strange
Posted on 10/19/05
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Lock, Stock, and Barrel
by Rob Rosen
"'Get out before I toss you out on your fat ass,' my wife shouted at me during one of her frequent tirades.
Smart man that I am, I obeyed. To tell you the truth, when she got in one of her dark moods, it was always best
to put some distance between us. Luckily, the local watering hole, Eddie's, was only a half a mile away..."
Strange
Posted on 10/12/05
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Sharkman's Demise
by Lucretia "lady" Randle
"James took up his first love again, fishing. He would leave first thing in the morning and come home at dusk
every day he could. Caroline would..."
Romance?
Posted on 10/05/05
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The Evils of Drink
by P.S. Gifford
"Josh had sat contently near the roaring campfire, examining the dancing flickering flames and the crackling
of the firewood and considered the day's events. Chester his college room mate had urged him to go on this trip.
'A few days roughing it in the Canadian woods would do you good'..."
Strange
Posted on 09/28/05
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The Adventures of Kelvin the Human Hang Glider
and his Luminous Toad
by Kiran Balendra
"Kelvin the human hang-glider woke up one morning and realised that the floor had changed colour overnight.
From the ravenously beautiful teak mahogany floor that he had been used to, there now lay a semi-fluid mass of
twitching pulp."
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The Curious Fate of Sebastian
Street
by P.S. Gifford
"Heck everyone knows that a girl as fine as that only marries an old fart like me for one reason..."
Strange
Posted on 09/14/05
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Going bananas
by Rob Rosen
"Trouble or not, CoCo was a moneymaker. The kids lined up around the block to get a close-up look at him.
See, CoCo was no ordinary monkey..."
Strange / Humor
Posted on 08/24/05
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the noonday devils
by Paul Schroeder
"'...Missile maintenance examined the missile and warhead and found the nuclear components missing from the
warhead.'"
Strange
Posted on 08/17/05
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The Tadpole Revolution
by Eric Steen
"...asking for some water without even looking up. There was something that seemed a bit strange to Jimmy
as he looked around, but he wasn't sure just what."
Strange
Posted on 08/10/05
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Porno for the Lord
by Rob Rosen
"...find a husband, have some kids, and settle down; or she could use the money to buy some boobs. Boredom
or boobs, as she liked to put it..."
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The House Call
by P.S. Gifford
"Charles took a deep breath and paused before he spoke scrutinizing warily the grey haired diminutive lady
in a long bright red day coat, with her hair in curlers..."
Strange
Posted on 07/20/05
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Takin' ah Smoke Brake
by Drake Knight
"...The smoke break…this infernal concept has driven me crazy since the first time I entered the workforce
and found out what it was...."
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Cassie Meets her Match
by Beca
"...the Devil had arranged for Ms. Jenks to be catapulted into a position of power. To aid her ascent, He
had also given her extreme oral skills..."
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Alter ego No. 28
by Nils Erwin
" 'Here kitty, Andy's got dinner for you.' The cat slunk into the hallway wearing pantyhose on each leg and
sporting a fetching handbag for a hat. "Oh dear..."
Humor / Strange
Posted on 06/15/05
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The Black Tunnel
by John Faucett
"He begged me to stop. "You have to stay home," he said. "There is no way you can...”
Strange
Posted on 06/08/05
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The Theory
by Tuck Pan
"...until they reached his work bench, his own sanity. He placed her squarely in the middle of the room and
said quietly, “Alright, close your eyes.”
Science Fiction
Posted on 06/01/05
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And Thanks for the Chicken
by Derik Taylor
"...took a rag, soaked it in gasoline, stuffed it into the gas spout of the Sunbird and..."
Strange
Posted on 05/25/05
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Untitled
by Brandon Cooper
"I'm butt naked except for a purple shirt. Hey, it's the only way I can..."
Satire
Posted on 05/18/05
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A Sense of Human
by Steve Wilkins
"...I've pumped a fuck of a lot of money into you. And got fuck all in return. Now they tell me you're …..doing
stuff."
Science Fiction / Satire / Humor
Posted on 05/04/05
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The Day Tom Jones Changed My Life
by Rob Rosen
"On pure impulse, and with a considerable amount of adrenaline coursing
through my veins, I reached down and, much to Sheila's shock, I..."
Humor
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Eat Pete
by Rob Rosen
"...the message was coming in faintly like a low howl. 'Eeeeaaat Peeeete,' it repeated in her addled brain,
almost too silently to..."
Strange / Humor
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He Who Remembers
by Nils Erwin
"He was a terrible man and I hated him so. I was often remarked to say: 'You're a terrible man, and I hate
you.'"
Strange / Humor
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River People
by Andy Henion
"...one of the red faced people who wear undershirts and/or bandanas emblazoned with the Rebel Flag tackled
me from behind and stole my slacks..."
Satire / Humor
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White Room
by Lee Sentes
"The bags under his eyes looked particularly heavy, but otherwise his tight expression revealed nothing..."
Strange
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Life After Life
by Colin Blalock
"I remember a man drinking a beer milkshake, which he had never drank before, but always wanted. I realized
I wanted one too..."
Strange
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CEDK
by Steve Wilkins
"Storm clouds were forming in the distance, their rising columns tinged with the red of the setting sun. Nice
night for it, thought Milltown..."
Strange
Posted on 03/16/05
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A Grim Affair
by P.S. Gifford
"...his little nest egg had been accumulated from something far more sinister. Many years ago he discovered
that the poor departed..."
Science Fiction / Humor
Posted on 03/09/05
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Love & Haight
by Rob Rosen
"...normally she wasn't stoned when greeting the long arm of the law. "What if they want to come up here
for..."
Humor / Strange
Posted on 03/02/05
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The Adventures of A Dead Duck
by Steve Wilkins
"...he had woken from Deep Sleep and found a note glued to his head.
He'd pulled it off ..."
Science Fiction / Humor
Posted on 02/23/05
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Helping
Hans
by P.S. Gifford
"They appear to be laughing and praising each other and engaged
in some sort of strange celebratory ..."
Science Fiction
Posted on 02/16/05
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Rush Hour
in Chula Vista
by Brian Fugett
"Her face bore the crumpled expression of a baby on the verge of
blowing chunks. Frank recognized that look and didn't like it one bit; it usually meant trouble." - more...
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Creation
By Fire
by Michael J. Shuler Sr.
"...he lifted the fallen console and forced it back against the
wall. By some miracle it was still alive. He started to reach for a dial, then quit, not knowing what to touch,
twist, or turn. It was amazing how..." - more...
Science Fiction
Posted on 01/30/05
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History
of a Hot Sauce:
The mysterious Origins of Wassabassco
by R. Andrew Heidel and
William Morton
"...Silas haunted the waterfront docks and dry good stores searching
for exotic spices. It was during this time that he met a burlesque dancer named..." - more...
Satire / Humor
Posted on 01/15/05
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Tasteless
Joe
by Rob Rosen
Rob Rosen's first novel, "Sparkle", was published in 2001 to
critical acclaim. His short stories appear regularly on more than thirty-five literary sites around the world.
We're proud to make this our first story of 2005! - more...
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