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Demesne

November 08, 2022

Demesne

Mandy was stunned. Mr. Jones kept laughing maniacally, long after it was appropriate to stop. His face was bright red and he was wheezing, nearly o...

November 08, 2022

Portmanteau

Mandy awoke in a small, cramped room on a small, hard cot. She had a terrible headache, the worst she’d ever had. And she was no stranger to headac...

November 08, 2022

Bailiwick

“Sir, I have some bad news. The, uh … the girls have gotten away again,” the lackey said to his boss. At hearing the news, the boss threw his coffe...

November 08, 2022

Neverwas

“Neverwas.” What did that mean, exactly? Mandy’s brain had gone completely blank, her body felt numb. The twins were still running around, shriekin...

November 08, 2022

Tesseract

“You’ll never catch me!” Mandy yelled, sprinting through the field. The long blades of grass brushed up to her thighs, encouraging her to run faste...

November 08, 2022

Avant Garde

Julia woke with her head pounding, the smell of garbage stinging her nostrils The sun was so bright, and her normally soft featherbed felt rock har...

November 08, 2022

Libertine

Julia stands in the alley behind the back of the club, fuming. The letter from Carmen, once pristine, perfect paper, is now a crumpled-up wad burie...

November 08, 2022

Bohemian

Suddenly, a stroke of brilliance flashed into Julia’s head. Of course! If Carmen had been able to get into the house and leave this clue, she migh...

November 08, 2022

Antiquarian

Julia looked over the edge of her whiskey glass and sighed. Bored. Incredibly, damningly bored. She had barely left the house in what felt like yea...

November 08, 2022

Candied Apple

“I’m just so glad you’re no longer a zombie!” she said, kissing Mallory passionately in front of the gathering crowd. “Geeze, get a tent, you two,”...

November 08, 2022

Sunset Bonfire

The helicopter was flying towards their encampment on autopilot. She breathed a sigh of relief. Kevin started telling jokes to make them laugh, tho...

November 08, 2022

Blood Orange

The rest of the camp was already up and awake when she started waking up. She rolled over and threw her arm around Mallory’s waist, who lay sleepin...

November 08, 2022

Smoke And Decay

Walking back to the campground, she spots Mallory. Mallory waves her over and beckons her to sit. “Awesome; looks like you did well hunting!” Mall...