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Daddy’s Pet

November 19, 2012by SFine Leave a comment

She smelled him the moment she walked in the door.  It wasn’t as bad as yesterday, though. Maybe I should leave, go out tonight. The thought streaked through her mind, […]

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Bird's Eye View, horror, Short Fiction

The Creek

November 18, 2012by SFine Leave a comment

Daddy made me show him the place.  You couldn’t tell nothing about what happened but for that stick. It had some of my blood on it but Daddy didn’t notice. […]

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Bird's Eye View, not horror, but still uncomfortable, Short Fiction

Congrman

November 18, 2012by SFine 5 Comments

Billy scuffed his shoes at the weeds leaning in the sidewalk cracks.  He looked again at the letter from Mrs. Maurico, which read  “Mrs. Olivia Anderson” in all capital letters […]

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Bird's Eye View, horror, Short Fiction

Bag Lunch

November 18, 2012by SFine Leave a comment

One day he found a girl in his lunch. She was wearing a blue dress, the skirt stuffed  and tied into a round soft ball  pierced with dozens of straight pins, as if she’d been shot by dozens of Indians small as herself. 

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Bird's Eye View, not horror, but still uncomfortable, Short Fiction

High Rise

November 17, 2012by SFine 2 Comments

He is back in the city,  back home.  He shivers in his inadequate jacket.  He lives in a place where coats are not necessary;  he has forgotten how cold and […]

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horror, Short Fiction

A Wicked Good Kiss

November 17, 2012by SFine Leave a comment

It was a slow night at Casey’s. Less than a dozen people. He noticed her because of her drink – she was drinking something white. It  glowed palely in the […]

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Bird's Eye View, horror, Short Fiction

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