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“Anguish Longwedge,” “Way to be Free,” “Happiness on Wheels,” and “Substance”
Anguish Longwedge Sit my nuts on a tee. Select a nine-iron. Smack the sack over the roof, beyond the blackberries, into…
The Perfect Santa, Part 2
Falling into a mundane pattern of married life, Hilda knew her plan needed to escalate. She started the wheels in motion. “Albert,” she said one…
“Lust,” “The Stunt of the Plagiarist,” “I Am Free!,” and “Hierophant”
translated by Gabor Gyukics Lust (Tarot, Major Arcana XI.) I…
Fancy That
"Fancy, what is wrong with you?" My earliest recollection of consciousness was the memory of my mother's hands on my shoulders shaking me violently.…
A New November
Rod stood over the kitchen counter, trying not to pour hot coffee on his hand as he positioned the mug under the carafe. Managing to spare his hand,…
Terror House Radio, Episode #77: Abandon All Hope (with “Bad” Billy Pratt)
On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney and Bryden Proctor welcome "Bad" Billy Pratt to the show to discuss his book Welcome to Hell, out…
Zo’ar
I hadn’t expected Dad to offer us up. The strangers had arrived only the day before. Both men were handsome, to be sure; my sister and I had both…
“The Crossword Man,” “Looking Glass,” and “Lost at Sea”
The Crossword Man We saw him often during our stay in Moscow. Every time we passed the opulent public building he’d be sitting there in his…
The Empathy Protocol
Jack restrained Walter to a stainless-steel chair, ropes tied taut, and a gag in his mouth. Thumbing through a dossier of medical and police reports,…
