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Sheila

The missed call notification popped up on the screen. I dialed Sheila’s number.

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Kia

I wrote Kia in 2023 and posted the story as I wrote it. When I decided to add it to The Devil’s Hymn, I gave it a quick readthrough and knew there were some slight changes I wanted to make.

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The Snatcher

I originally wrote this story, as a flash fiction, back in 2007 and released it in the poetry book Unspeakable Truths, Volume 1: Damnation Begins. I revamped it, and the changes brought it into short story territory.

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Dare

It started as a dare. Me, alone, buried in the forest.

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The Return

I came back again. I thought I succeeded but failed to close the portal.

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Devotion

I entered the realm of forbidden wisdom as death’s shepherd, seeking the living well.

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Dribble?

Drabble - 50 word stories

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The Job

No one wanted the job of trudging through murky waters looking for her. But someone had to do it.

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The Storyteller

“Show me your chaos,” she said as a smirk spread across her face.

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Hilma

I should have known there would be tentacles. Neck deep in a pool of filthy water with veins tangled around my legs, I waded through the murky abyss as it slithered toward me.

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Kia

“Kia,” I whispered, peering through the dense fog as it danced around me. I knew better than to bring her out here this late.

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The Power

The case arrived this morning. Next to it laid a note from Carla. ‘It was sitting outside. I removed the contents for you. Headed to meeting.’