Mystery
Well Butter Me On Both Sides” - What Do I Do Now?
Last Episode , Ben’s ‘Speak Up’ campaign was on fire. He had finally gotten one over on Penny Promo, and he almost felt sorry for her (almost). Trouble was, just as he was starting to get traction, he was now off on a ‘special assignment’ with Tina to China.
By Calvin Londonabout 12 hours ago in Chapters
The Graveyard Hotel
I was led by Hermes, who I assumed to be the butler, down a long hallway. A hallway that seemed to go on forever, but it was the kind of "forever" I really didn't mind. Each step on the luscious carpet was like luxury to my feet. Each picture hung, each light in the hallway, even down to the paint color, was like luxury to my eyes.
By Jasmine Aguilarabout 14 hours ago in Chapters
Do I Need to Pack a Gun or a Bag Full of Money
HE'S BACK !!!!! In the last episode (the final one for Part II - Ben Boa and the Chinese Conundrum”), things were heating up. As Ben kicked off his ‘Speak Up’ campaign, he faced some old problems and found unexpected support.
By Calvin London4 days ago in Chapters
Chapter 1.6
She turned off the heat and moved the pot to the counter. There was a large bowl in the drying rack next to the sink. She grabbed it and poured the noodles and broth straight in. Then she opened a few drawers to find a spoon and added it to the bowl. Then she moved the pot to the sink, sprayed it with detergent, and ran the water until it was submerged. Finally, she took the bowl of Ramen to the living room and placed it on the table beside her recliner.
By Demon MoonBat4 days ago in Chapters
The Graveyard Hotel
I settled myself close to the window and let my mind drift as the carriage started to move. I had no idea how long it would take to get to the Amulet Rosette. It was strange the invitation didn't give an address or even something as vague as the town the hotel was located in.
By Jasmine Aguilar4 days ago in Chapters
Penny Dreadful Chapter 4
Prologue Dear Diary, That feeling from a month ago has finally started to go away. The terrible gas station explosion news still makes me sad but there’s not a lot of that news anymore. I think I’ll stop watching the news for a while. The talk about the crop blaze a few villages over gave me mixed feelings. I got over it by seeing Mr. Joe at his new bakery. He looks happier.
By Christopher Shavers8 days ago in Chapters
Chapter 1.5
Her name was Aroma. This singular thought became her anchor as the scene around her finally lost all cohesion. --- Aroma woke to the sound of an alarm. She followed the sound with her eyes and saw the alarm notification blinking on her cell-phone screen. Reaching over, she slid the toggle to turn off the alarm. She remembered the dream. In her mind's eye, the image of being surrounded by a snake and feeling safe faded. Then she just lay there, staring at the ceiling, until her stomach rumbled. She grimaced, then threw her legs over the side of the bed and sat up. She looked around at her room. The world no longer felt unreal.
By Demon MoonBat11 days ago in Chapters
The Graveyard Hotel
I ran my fingers over the envelope and along the edges of the black seal that secured the contents inside. There was no stamp and no return address. No such letter was found in my mailbox or even tucked in between the front screen door. The letter seemingly appeared out of nowhere on my kitchen table.
By Jasmine Aguilar18 days ago in Chapters
Chapter 1.4
The flashes were now coming so fast they ceased to be separate emissions of light and became a singular continuous glow. The scenes that accompanied this glow became general categories that began to blend together, each encompassing multiple memories simultaneously. Playing reverse tag. Climbing trees. Swimming in pools. Watching anime. Playing on monkey bars. Running. Reading. School. Cake. Beach, video games, police, woods.
By Demon MoonBat19 days ago in Chapters
Chapter 1.3
She was a child of less than ten years old about to leave for school, when she heard the sound of a dog's cries coming from her back yard. She ran to check on her new puppy, which was lying in the grass.... Her step-father was preparing to take him to the vet and she pleaded to come along but was denied.... She was being told the puppy had distemper and had to be put down. She wanted to see him again first, but it was already too late.
By Demon MoonBat26 days ago in Chapters
The Hoarder
Kendal was glad he'd got the barbed wire although it was a bastard to work with. Luckily, he had some thick leather gloves just for the purpose, picked up from a house sale in Barnsley after a particularly fraught encounter with an arms' dealer in 1976. He'd come across the house sale on the way home after a long debrief, the sign for it stuck to a lamp-post, a messy creation written on the back of an old cereal box which seemed oddly charming and parochial after the bloodiness of what he had just experienced. The craving for something pedestrian and domestic and normal drew him in. It had proved a levelling distraction, sorting through the things left behind by someone who'd had a pretty standard existence. Kendal had felt envious of the simplicity of a life lived represented in the items remaining and for sale to others, and it had grounded him on a day when that's what he needed.
By Rachel Deeming30 days ago in Chapters
