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I’m Late, I’m Late. . .
Or I’m very early. Either way, I think I’ll combine today’s and tomorrow post. To get things started, Robert A. Hoyt’s short story Bite One, Get One Free is today’s — Friday’s — new story. In it, he proves that … Continue reading
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Predator or Prey
Today’s short story comes from Ellie Ferguson, author of Wedding Bell Blues. Every teacher has had that one student she can’t seem to get through to. Worse, there always seems to be that one set of parents who feel their … Continue reading
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Halloween Week Offerings
To celebrate Halloween, we will be posting new short stories from some of our authors. At least one new story a day will be posted to our homepage. For the day of the release, the story will be free to … Continue reading
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Ligeia by Poe
Our next favorite story for the season is Poe’s Ligeia. Enjoy! LIGEIA And the will therein lieth, which dieth not. Who knoweth the mysteries of the will, with its vigor? For God is but a great will pervading all things … Continue reading
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Afterward by Edith Wharton
Today’s public domain story to celebrate the Halloween season is Afterward by Edith Wharton. Enjoy! I “Oh, there is one, of course, but you’ll never know it.” The assertion, laughingly flung out six months earlier in a bright June garden, … Continue reading
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Scariest Books or Short Stories
We decided again to take a short detour from our regular posts of public domain scary stories to list some of our favorites. These are the books and short stories we tend to re-read every Halloween season — or every … Continue reading
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The Monkey’s Paw
Our next public domain short story in honor of the Halloween season is The Monkey’s Paw. THE MONKEY’S PAW by W. W. Jacobs I. Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa … Continue reading
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Scary Movies
With Halloween just around the corner and many cable channels showing movies “appropriate” to the season, we thought we’d list some of our favorite scary movies. These are movies that had us wanting to leave the lights on and check … Continue reading
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