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Teddy Schoendienst is a brilliant but lonely and troubled teenager. One night, while he is fantasizing about his dream girl, a scantily clad, sexy girl comes out of his closet! Her name is Elena and she promises to fulfill all his desires, if he keeps her existence secret from his family: his beloved sister, Ellen, and his father. He agrees, wanting to keep her to himself, even though her body is ice cold and she seems to have no heartbeat. But then he finds out that Elena has been appearing in Ellen's dreams too, and scaring her almost to death. He wonders what kind of double game she is playing. Shortly thereafter, Ellen's body is found by the river running in back of their house. An amateur detective, Teddy vows to find the identity of the killer and of his strange lover. He does so, but the truth is so horrible that it threatens to destroy his sanity and his sould

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I want to know about knitting, rips and tears. I'd also like to know if this is a unique plot idea. Have you ever seen this plot twist in fiction before. If so, where?

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A misfit girl and her friends must ward off flesh-eating zombies after a meat-borne virus invades her father's divy burger joint.

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A short story I wrote for a little girl who loved fairy tales. If you've read chapters 1 and 2 of my Novel, "Midnight Man," this story will probably sound familiar. But I hope you will still be able to enjoy this story on its own merits. I would like to publish this story in some sort of short story collection or anthology, along with several other short stories I've written, either with other authors or by myself. So let me know if anyone else is interested in doing something like that.

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Vicky, a timid woman in her 20s, is dealing with family conflict, a workplace romance, her own emotional illness... and a Pale Man watching her from the shadows

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Jake Sinclair takes his little brother trick-or-treating and finally discovers love. I wrote and posted this story four years ago. It was my first attempt at horror, which is my favorite genre. Tomorrow at work I'll be dressed as a zombie writer - pj bottoms, bunny slippers and the first makeup I've worn in about six years. With any luck, I'll scare all the customers away, although some of them will lecture me on the evils of Halloween. Happy Halloween!

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I am looking for any constructive criticism. Any reviews are welcome, be considerate enough to actually read the story, not just skim over it. It’s short for goodness sake.

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A story about the things dreams reveal about ourselves, and how a disturbed individual might dream. It was a oneoff I wrote a while back. I'm looking mainly to see if the progression makes sense and I don't lose the reader at any point.

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While this is not my own experience, or even close, my husband does work long hours and I'm often alone in the house at night. This story reflects some of my deepest fears. Any nits or comments are surely welcome. Thank you!

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Contests are great motivator. I feel the need to preface this by saying I've been reading Stephen King lately. So, too creepy? Are you surprised at the end? Worried about my sanity? Bring on the comments! Thanks for reading :)

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It's almost my favorite time of year--Happy Halloween! This is for a contest any and all comments will be very appreciated. I'll try to get back to you all as soon as I can but my work is sucking up my life so please be patient. I barely have time (or energy) to even write nowadays.

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what could have happened to the tragic horror icon

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otherworldly longing leads a woman to a man she's been looking for

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People often don't realize just how quickly life can change and not always for the better.

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This is a short story I've been editing for a while. Any respectful constructive criticism welcome.

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They tried to kill me. I was only protecting my wife's good name. I was insanely mad with jealousy. Now I can only smell and hear the world around me. I was a good man before this happened... why me? Why did this have to happen to me? Think you have bad neighbors? Wait until you meet Robert Rubio's. No zombies, no vampires, no supernatural events... only a very wicked human monster who will go to the extremes to achieve resolution for his perverted idea of love.  ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

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a sexual predator and his prey, a lost little girl

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Lily encounters another girl with a supernatural side. i'm posting this stuff in the order that i wrote it, so it helps to read "The Siphon" first because of some things that are referenced

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i wrote this a while ago and have some other stories based around this character that i would also like feedback on. i was channeling some frustration with the character of Lily so i'd love to know what needs work, what's unclear, etc. i have barely touched this story since writing it and a lot of the content is probably muddled by subjectivity hahah

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Buddy Cullen, a rising young professor of journalism in Cleveland, Ohio in 1995, uncovers a bizarre secret. A demon curses the Cleveland Indians – and Buddy’s recently deceased grandfather captured the wicked spirit in several photos. Buddy enlists Erika, one of his students, to help root out the truth. They discover an entity far more sinister and powerful than they had imagined.

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