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Phantoms

A Micro-fiction Full of Haunts

By Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)Published 3 years ago • 1 min read
Phantoms
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They come about with groans as the sun goes down. The afterlife is quite different without their bodies.

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It takes much more effort than before to lift and handle objects, but some master the skills again: smoking pipes and drinking glasses rise mid-air to their own success, well-earned.

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Some lament and shriek; they were promised Heaven or Hell, not this purgatory in-between.

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Some hide from the living - others confront them. But a few others...

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...they haunt them. From those seeking justice or to be laid to rest, to those looking to stir up trouble for someone else.

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Tread carefully.

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About the Creator

Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)

A spin on her last name, "Baker's Dozen" are opinion lists on various topics. She also enjoys writing about her World of Warcraft main, The Ghastly Bulk Merchant Shadowsithe Ghoststrike, and occasionally partakes in fiction challenges.

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Written by Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)