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Zoe Becker
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Zoe's Stories
The Beasts Within Us
When the sun rose the next morning, Susan rubbed her eyes three more times than usual. The character of the light in her bedroom wasn’t ...
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Cease and Dance-ist
So it’s like that, I thought, letting the letter flutter to the ground as I tossed my head back in exasperation. This was not the first ...
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Witch’s Brew
As a family of spellcasters, the Fosters knew all too well when to lay low. Once they made it to a dingy pub on the outskirts of town ...
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Wingin' It
Four sagely birds convened at the tallest tree in Vogel Valley, each carrying a branch from their respective homeland. After exchanging ...
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Squirrelly Gig
Margaret slowly pushed her metal tray around the winding track, smiling nervously at the kitchen staff, as she acquired dish after ...
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A Hippo Happening
The Lazarus Motel had remained in the family for three generations. While its looks had faded, it was impeccably clean and often full ...
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Chaotic Christmas
It was the night before Christmas and Santa was sitting in his study, checking the list. “What’s this!?There a name in the list that ...
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Migration Treason: Part II
Over time this corrupted gaggle began to resent their new forms. They organized, aired their grievances, jettisoned any last shreds ...
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Snowy Origin
Contestants, welcome to the first episode of the first season of The Great British Babushka Show! You have the fabric, scissors, thread ...
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Raccoon Lagoon
Ask any kid in town and they’ll tell you McDougall Mansion is the spookiest house in the neighborhood. They’ll also tell you that all ...
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Long Term Scare Facilities
Tara walked through the door, joints aching, eyes bleary, and was greeted by a scene of pure chaos: candy wrappers everywhere, muddy ...
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Cherry Celery Celeste
"Did I ever tell you about my 47 children?"
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Let’s Get Beached
I sidled up to the bar. "I'll take a Swollen Headbanger on the Beach." The bartender looked at me funny. It's not a complicated drink: ...
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Le Pump King
Everyone in the trailer lurched forward as the hay ride abruptly ended. The engine went silent just as the headlights shut off. Where ...
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To hoard a gourd
Rachel leapt through the pumpkin patch, gourds under each arm, nervously looking over her shoulder. The freezing air hit the back of ...
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CyberDrive 2: Deadly Web Sight
As he looked at his wife, her features became more symmetrical. Makeup appeared, and her hair took on an unnatural shine. A button ...
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The Bicoastal Dream
“GO CUBBIES,” the hefty man belted at his TV. Even as the pandemic raged on, Sean insisted on drinking an entire 12-pack during every ...
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Roasted rooster
Keeping his feathers motionless and breathing as quietly as possible, Marvin the turkey hid behind the garden shed. Three years in ...
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Number One
Delaney and her mother left the groomer with a renewed sense of confidence. And with good reason: their show dog, Trudy Jenkins, had ...
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Frozen Pea Paw
Lynn was working out in her garage when the phone rang. She ran inside the house, sweaty and angry, stepped over two of her kids and ...
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Say It Don't Spray It
Sara bolted out of her house, visibly upset, clutching a cumbersome keychain with a dangling shamrock. She smelled the unmistakable ...
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In The In-Crowd
It was just like any other school. The bells rang, the teachers taught and of course the girls gossiped. I found myself in front of ...
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The Garden of Edam
Humanity's greatest engineering achievement is also its most tightly kept secret. 50 years ago, hundreds of people contributed to the ...
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Her little pony
Greta recalled her youth. She had been beautiful once, she thought. The couple passed by, the woman's skirt swaying in the breeze ...
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MineSwept
The smell of cigarettes and beer filled the air. Mark was tense, his eyes scanning the room. Eleven Maple had been abandoned for years ...
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Unicorn Dave’s unique demise
Deep in the woods a creature stirred. Glowing eyes, iridescent mane, and a robust, sparkly horn protruding from the top of its head ...
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Pinball Wizard(s)
There was a time, many centuries ago, when Merlin and Mavis were trusted and true friends. They studied each other’s craft and sparred ...
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Shorn of Plenty
The crew set down their bikes and slowly inched toward the fence, each kid wanting to be furthest behind. Once close enough, what they ...
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What am I?
Tabitha silenced her alarm for the 10th time, flopped out of bed, and shuffled to the bathroom. She squinted, rubbed the sleep from ...
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Unexpectedly lavish
The forest was fragrant in that woody, musky way that reminded him of his childhood. It had been years since he last visited the cabin ...
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