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All short stories featured here can be read in full or purchased on their respective websites.
My Pet Zombie
JUNE 14TH, 2018 / CAELYN SHANER
Eternity suddenly changes for centuries-old little Victoria when Stitches shuffles into her life after death. No longer all alone in the world, her deserted mansion is filled with love and laughter as the undead boy becomes her closest companion. But can she keep her favorite little monster safe in a world that wants him rotting in the ground?
Z
APRIL 5, 2018 / EMILY MCGUFF
Tails of blood-red veins sprouted from the backs of those fluid-filled sacks, twisting angrily up the stalks and trunk, grappling for a spot closer to the fire-drips of sun leaking through the window.
All In The Family
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 / CAELYN SHANER
I shudder at the toothless grin that stretches her wrinkled face when she catches me staring.
Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 / CAELYN SHANER
The white, sterile paradise around me splinters apart and escapes down the drain, lost to the sewers of my mind.
Waiting
AUGUST 20, 2017 / CAELYN SHANER
He will be here tonight, I tell myself. He’s coming home, and everything will be perfect.
Tea With Honey
AUGUST 13, 2017 / EMILY MCGUFF
Swallowing forcefully, I moved once more to poor the tea into his waiting cup, but my breath caught like a hook in my lungs.
More Than Meets The Eye
AUGUST 9, 2017 / CAELYN SHANER
A new wave of horror washes over me. I feel hyper-aware of every inch of my body...
Pry, Pry, Pry Again
AUGUST 9, 2017 / EMILY MCGUFF
My limbs quaked and I feared my legs would splay like those of a newborn deer as I rolled slowly from the bed. I knew the voices wouldn’t stop. Wouldn’t stop until I obeyed.
Thirteen
AUGUST 8, 2017 / CAELYN SHANER
I’m not crazy… The voice hisses quietly in the back of my mind, natural as breathing, easy to ignore. Steady and constant, like a heartbeat. I’ve grown used to the silent whispers in my head.
EMILY MCGUFF
Co-Author
Author of the magical Atlantis-set series Crystalline, Emily's imagination is bound by no ocean's depths. Check out her debut novel on Amazon.com.