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They Live – December 19, 20XX
Life is precarious, and special, and it should always matter. It should always be protected. That’s what my reverend said, and it’s what I believe. But life is mysterious too. We think we understand what it means to be alive because we are, but we don’t really have any idea. Maybe our perception of a…
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The House of Sorrows 1
When the Dorothea Dix Hospital closed in 2012, many of the patients had already been transferred to other nearby mental health facilities. The official work of the hospital ceased with the transfer of the last patient, and many of the buildings of the hospital campus were scheduled for demolition following purchase of the property by…
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Silas in Hell – Issue 20 – Night Seven Hundred Thirteen continued
When Silas wakes up the day after Tyler returns to himself, he knows that the world is different. He knows that Illuminatos is gone. A small piece of his soul had been with the Alia as she flew it back to its dark pit in Hell. He knows that the Nights of Illuminatos are finally…
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Silas in Hell – Issue 19 – Night Seven Hundred Thirteen
When the Alia left him, Silas felt part of himself leave with her. He couldn’t explain the sensation, but she had taken a piece of his soul that would allow her to influence him mentally, and he felt the piece of his soul, that he hadn’t really conceived as a real thing, being manipulated, even…
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Silas in Hell – Issue 18 – Night Seven Hundred Twelve
Silas and his family are not holding up very well. It’s early October but there are no plans for a Halloween party later in the month; no decorations, no invitations to neighbors. There hasn’t been a Halloween party in two years, not since Illuminatos opened up and changed the world. Since then, Silas’s affluent neighborhood…
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Old Man Young and the Con Man’s Daughter – Issue 16 – Future PI
At the home of former Detective Paul Young in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sandra is sitting out front on the porch watching the neighborhood move by. She likes Paul’s house, and after all these years, it feels like her home. Her friendship with Paul has always been strange for people who know the two of them, many…
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When the Dead Die – Issue 28 – Lost One
Isheanesu is tired. Since Wendy’s first conflict with Tin at the CZS, when he was hit with the light of first creation, Isheanesu has been pale. He was partially evaporated by the light and what remained of him was a truly ghostly form that made Wendy sad when she really looked at him. It was…
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Agent Red: The Captive (Limited Series) – Issue 20 – Brass Tacks
When they arrive in Fhetat space, Frial is surprised by the swarm of activity on the monitors. “I guess things started early,” he said to Yiel who is with him and Whadgaf in the command room of the ship along with the few other operators of the controls who are busy receiving messages and navigating…
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When the Dead Die – Issue 27 – The New Status Quo
Paul and Wendy are in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the home of Yuri James that is very impressive for a single man in his twenties. It is very neat and clean inside and Yuri has been a very accommodating host since they arrived. “He’s crazy,” Yuri says. Paul laughs, putting up a hand to apologize. He…
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When the Dead Die – Issue 26 – Aile Checks In
Tin’s interrogation at the COHH secret headquarters wasn’t nearly as rigorous or suspicious as he imagined it would be. He was sure to wear his crown, and he sat before Rhodium and the other metals feeling more nervous than he let on. “… footage shows the rampage…” “…we’re so happy you’re still alive…” “…who knew…