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Northlay Falls – Chapter Two
My mother didn’t say a word all day after that ominous mumble. “He dined early this month.” I followed her into the kitchen and watched her as she began washing the breakfast dishes, pouring the porridge she had made for Ray and I in the bin, just carrying on as if her son was just…
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Northlay Falls – Chapter One
Nobody comes to Northlay Falls. Nobody leaves Northlay Falls. Nobody looks into the lake. That is just how it is. We are born here. We live here. We die here, of boredom, or natural causes, whichever comes first. Seven generations of my family have wasted away here, and it’s the same for everyone else I…
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Pumpkins – Part One
They all come to the midnight screening to see him. One by one. Every night. I always watch them, watching him, but I’d never have the guts to go and see him for myself. I never look at the screen. That’s the mistake they all make. They look at the screen. The funny thing about…
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Old Scratch – Day Two
I wore gloves to bed last night. I wanted to be sure my nails were not responsible. Last night, he spoke. It was the same, at first. The corridor, drowned in darkness, except the distant, flickering light. The glacial air whipping all around me, the tell tale crunch of the floor I couldn’t bare to…
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