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We are Still Here. Top Story - September 2026.
Jonah Cross drove his car down the long highway listening to that old Tiffany song he liked so much as he found himself driving through a stretch of the lonely highway that he hated with a passion. It wasn't a long stretch, but it was there.
By Timothy E Jonesabout a month ago in Horror
Final Service: Samhain. Top Story - September 2026.
The All Hallows Supply Co. appeared between the payday-loan office and a vape shop on the first Thursday in June. It caught Rhea's eye because she had become the kind of person to scope out empty storefronts. For months, she had driven the same commercial strip to stare longingly at the unit she had finally signed the lease on a week prior. It wouldn't be long before the old abandoned sandwich shop had a new name and life. Cinnamon buns the size of a wrestler's fist would be displayed in the front window, and the smell of sourdough would enchant the small town. Lemon squares and salted caramel cakes would sit behind the glass, and become responsible for at least five pounds of carb-related weight gain for the people of Blackford.
By Autumn Stewabout a month ago in Fiction
Nostalgia For a Place I’ve Never Been. Top Story - September 2026.
“We are homesick most for the places we have never known.” ― Carson McCullers Every night before bed, I hop on Instagram and watch Reels. I know it isn’t the best habit before sleep, but these Reels make me happy, and that overrules ideas I’ve been conditioned to accept as truth about my sleep. I’ve also never been one to pass up a good, bad habit.
By Jeff Bartonabout a month ago in Psyche
Bride of Chucky vs Seed of Chucky. Top Story - September 2026.
I had been on a roll writing movie comparison stories, that I decided to delve into the Chucky films, though as I stated in the beginning of this, there are rules. It's only the seven core films that are mentioned, and it will be divided into three parts, because honestly, I believe the films were divided into three phases. The first part was the original Child's Play trilogy, which covered the 1988 original, and the sequels that came out in 1990 and 1991. You can check out that story here . For Part 2, the focus will be on the fourth and fifth films, Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a month ago in Horror
The Long and Colorful History of Persian Art. Top Story - September 2026.
A Colorful Existence Whether it’s the deep blue tiles on a tomb for poets, the intricate weaving and decoration on a bright red rug, or the flowing calligraphy inside a miniature Quran, Persian artistry never seizes to mystify and astound those who view them.
By Dean Traylorabout a month ago in Art
Good People. Top Story - September 2026.
They both consider themselves good people. Emotionally intelligent. Moving through life with intention, making sensible choices. Kind, generous, empathetic. So how do they reconcile this indiscretion? She’s married. He’s not. But there’s a third person who is an unwitting party who stands to lose the most. What of the empathy for him? Where is it?
By Nora Novakabout a month ago in Confessions
The Sacrifice . Top Story - September 2026.
We’ve gathered today, in the belly of the Earth, for the grand decision. My family blazes hot and anxious all around me as the most important of flames flicker ahead. With a swift flicker of a smoldering finger, I’m beckoned to stand before the council’s fiery stares.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Writers
The Pit and The Pendulum – a scene lives on in my mind. Top Story - September 2026.
The 1960s had so many scary movies. They were not full of blood and gore; rather, they took you to the edge and let your imagination fill it in. Vincent Price and Ray Milland starred in so many. My friends and I would go to double features for $.50 cents ($.25 per movie). Godzilla or King Kong didn't scare me. I always felt sorry for the creatures who were being shot at.
By Andrea Corwin about a month ago in Writers
Football Friday Night. Top Story - September 2026. Content Warning.
It was one of those magical southern nights in October, and all of the teenagers in town were drunk on autumn and youth. There would be a party after the football game, and youthful concupiscence would be satisfied before the moon set in the morning sky. In anticipation of this, the boys were dousing themselves in Polo and Drakkar Noir while the girls teased their bangs into ski slopes and lacquered them above their heavily mascaraed eyes lined with kohl and painted hot pink stripes on their cheekbones. Def Leppard and Whitesnake blasted from boomboxes perched on dressers and lingerie chests. Pliers were used to zip jeans, and Marlboro Lights were smuggled out of sock drawers and into handbags while condoms pressed their circular imprint into dollar bills in wallets in back pockets.
By Harper Lewis about a month ago in Fiction
