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One Tick
By: Joel Wright. The music box had no price tag. The seller only shrugged. “Eleven bucks.” Inside it held a sapphire watch with two rings: on the outer…
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Ghosts Are Jerks
By: Richard M. Sanders. Dr. Polansky’s sleep study discovery shattered medical understanding. Ghosts were real, and they were absolute pricks. Jimmy the ghost snickered, hovering over Patient 47.…
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A Necessary Yard
By: Craig Borri. I was doing about thirty when she ran in front of my car. It was a little girl, about five years old. Blonde hair, blue…
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Linger Just a Little
By: V. Astor Solomon. Nobody notices when the doors take a moment too long to open, not unless they’re in a hurry. When they press the button and…
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What You Wish For
By: Thomas J. Griffin. “You’re sure?” asked the genie. Old man Bill nodded. He’d bought the lamp at a garage sale, mistaking it for a watering can. “You…
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House Heartbeat
By: Beth Goder. The house had a heartbeat. The walls pulsed like lungs breathing. Once inside, Clara could hear the booming rhythm. It wasn’t the biggest house on…
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