She was on the leash of the darkness, and her master was tugging. Tugging the leash to lead her up the stairs, and she obeyed.

One warm small body in arms the other - cold - away up the stairs. The scrubby garden and the shed, where the cat had gone to die days earlier, just about summed it up

There’d been a time, a long time ago, when Crayton West had wondered at the meaning of life; the summum bonum as they say on old Earth but this quest for meaning or the good life had not lasted long

Today marks the day a young writer found his dream is to be more than the greatest writer ever, rather he be happy than world-renown. 326 words

She was the only one who ever came into the office anymore.

Oh no, this is just the beginning of this game, Maria. There is much more pain to come than that. That was only a fraction of the suffering you have caused. Are you ready, Maria?

The growls slowly manifested into a wide range of unique, disturbing noises, yet Maria couldn’t find it in herself just to simply pick up the receiver and hang up. “Maahhh-ree-ahhhh…”

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