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Daniel: Primary Assignment
Everyone spoke about Daniel as if he were still part of the team. They referenced his notes, forwarded his emails, asked if I’d seen him that morning. I answered carefully at first, assuming I’d missed something obvious. A sick day. A schedule change.
By Courtney Jones21 days ago in Fiction
I Found a Mailbox Deep in the Woods That Delivers Letters to the Dead
The locals in Blackwood County don’t like to talk about the Whispering Trail. If you press them, the old-timers at the diner will mutter something about "leaving well enough alone" before staring aggressively into their coffee cups.
By Amin Turabi22 days ago in Fiction
The Blue Ridge Stalker. Top Story - January 2026. Content Warning.
Tom had left the Ford down the way, its spark plugs finally exhausted and no mechanics for a dozen miles back through the foothills to Strossburg. No matter, he had worn his boots—almost as if he planned for this to happen. The puzzle he sought to solve emanated from the woods clinging to the slopes above; the valley behind held no mysteries.
By Stephen A. Roddewig23 days ago in Fiction
The House at the End of Hawthorn Lane
Gail Sullivan’s house sat like a sealed envelope at the end of Hawthorn Lane, addressed to no one and opened by none. The curtains never moved. The gate never creaked. After her husband died—suddenly, mysteriously—Gail withdrew behind the tall fence that ringed her property and never crossed it again. The neighborhood filled the silence with its own explanations. They said she had learned of his betrayal and answered it with precision, increasing the dosage of his daily medications until his heart complied. They noted her grief had sharpened into something dark.
By Anthony Chan23 days ago in Fiction
