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Rest Stop

"We’re all just biding our time before we break, aren’t we? This is just the rest stop." Author: Nat Cassidy Abe keeps making excuses to avoid being at his grandmother’s death bed. After all, his grandmother is a terrifying, cruel woman who spent her days populating his childhood with nightmare stories. She always hated him. She always wanted to steal his childhood and replace it with the darker stuff of life. No, Abe doesn’t want to go. So, he is somewhat surprised to find himself driving down a lonely highway, late at night, finally guilted into the visit, hoping that he [...]

2026-03-28T16:09:37-07:00March 28th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |

Nothing But the Rain

Memories in the Rain Author: Naomi Salman In Aloisville, the rain washes away your sins, your past, your memory, you. No one knows when it started, or why, but Laverne has been keeping a journal and performing experiments. She now knows how much rain it takes to wash away a moment of your time and how much it takes to leave you an empty shell. It rains every day now, and her notes cover the walls of her house, reminding her, lest she forget. The notes talk about how much rain does how much damage, about what they have learned over [...]

2024-10-05T19:31:57-07:00October 5th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , |
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