candidfolly (58)in #stroy • 5 years ago • NoneMerely Living"Don't tell no one," she said. "Especially not Miss Lil." Samson whiped the sweat weighing down his thick eyebrows…candidfolly (58)in #story • 5 years ago • NoneThese DreamsThey say it gets easier over time. It had been six months without relief. Sometimes, a week or two went by and Eve…candidfolly (58)in #story • 5 years ago • NoneLast CommunionShe could barely stand, but somehow she grabbed the car keys and ran. Jen even managed to leap over the wooden fence…candidfolly (58)in #story • 5 years ago • NoneThe GimpsIt didn't matter that she could hear them howling, God had called her. Lizzy left her big and collapsing house and…candidfolly (58)in #horror • 5 years ago • NoneCut AwayIt’s not easy to see you in the daytime, but the birds know where to find you. The other day I saw an osprey perched…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneMade ManThe wake was on a Thursday. Art class was Will's last period and it was a lecture day. He suspected that Mr. Filo…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneThe Dark RoomToday wasn't supposed to be a day for the dark room. It wasn't supposed to be a day for a lot of stuff that happened…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneThe Way You Did OnceHe had to stifle a snicker to keep people from thinking he'd lost it. Hell, with the kind of folks who'd showed up…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneUnderworldHe started shoveling a shallow grave. Jim Blake had mouths to feed, after all. They were ungrateful mouths, his…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneBad At MathAt first it all felt very right, which should've been a sure sign that things were about to go wrong. The music was…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NonePlease Don'tEveryone needs a strange person in their life. The strange people are our protectors, and when they’re gone the world…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneConstant CravingThings had been quiet until Christmas passed, but the year's approaching end promised more trouble. New Year's Eve is…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneThe DeepAll children, even happy ones, are alone. Sid figured that out when he saw what his father had done. Before that…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NonePlay to LoseIt was a real sucker's lottery, and Will wasn't going to be a sucker. He was making money and trying not to die or…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneStone FingersIt would've been better if he'd just told her she had no goddam excuse. She would've felt less alone. Now it was…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneVisitorSid wasn’t sure what to make of the stranger living in the closet. It’s not like he could ask Mom and Dad what was…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneStrange Seduction“There are no words…” Yet the words kept coming anyway. It was fine. She wasn't listening. Alice had been having…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneGood TimesThere will come a moment when you conclude that you can’t trust anyone, and that you can trust yourself least of all.…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneHunger HouseThe streets were quiet as he limped home, holding his teeth in with a glove and dripping red beads on a frosting of…candidfolly (58)in #story • 6 years ago • NoneFairy CircleEveryone's got their limits. Some people never find out what happens when they reach the edge. However most people…
