

Two-thousand Word Terrors
“Something in the Water” by Thomas Joyce
I took to swimming like a duck to water. That used to be one of my father’s favourite little jokes, before the divorce. He taught
June 12, 2023
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Two-thousand Word Terrors
“Fade to Black” by Laurel Hightower
Standing in the shower watching iridescent grains circle like starshine to the drain below, Mila wondered how much time she had left. It couldn’t be
June 5, 2023
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Two-thousand Word Terrors
“Summer of a Soul” by Ruthann Jagge
Joe Evans, age seventy-eight, rests in his genuine Naugahyde recliner. His eyes are closed, and the creased footrest extends. He appears to be comfortable. Kneeling
May 29, 2023
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Two-thousand Word Terrors
“The Statistical Likelihood of Recent Events” by Nathaniel Phillips
The radio barely finished announcing the tornado warnings when the man in the ratty blazer stepped off the sidewalk – or was it more of
May 22, 2023
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Two-thousand Word Terrors
“Doppelgänger” by Rowan Hill
That’s not your reflection. It can’t be. She looks like you, there in the bathroom mirror. Only ever in the bathroom mirror. A perfect simulacrum.
May 15, 2023
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