Chasing The Compass Song
âWhen the storm comes, my compass always points to the old lighthouse. The abandoned one out on the island."
Leeron Heywood
Moonlight Moonshine
It was incredibly difficult to tell if a fey was messing with you. Davis scratched his head and surveyed the line of casks theyâd arranged on the hilltop.
Bad Smudge! Bad Present!
Pets mean well, but somehow always seem to have the worst timing.
That Constant Creak
As a child that floorboard was my nemesis. I never managed to avoid it. My secret dream was the floor needing to be replaced. Now I'm so, so glad that didn't happen.
Breaking Confidentiality
âI donât know what it is. If itâs a literal monster, or someone in the house, or⌠But her parents know about it."
Welcome In The Dark
20250518
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Jim had never been afraid of the dark. To him, darkness was a comforting, protective shroud. It let him vanish.
If people couldnât see you, they couldnât point at you. They didnât know to laugh. Or throw pity.
Who you were in
The Lonely Rover
20250517
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âYou want me to⌠what?â May stared blankly at the little booth with its microphone.
Supervisor Ellen didnât bat an eye. Simply repeated âYour overnight duty is to monitor RXVâs emergency readout, and to talk to it.â
âAbout what?â
âPretty much anything will
From The Advice Column Of The Demon Noreel
20250516
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[O Noreel, liege of fools, I beseech thee for advice. My upstairs neighbour is a right burk and clomps about at all hours. Itâs driving me spare. How do I approach him about this rudeness without making things awkward?
Your loyal supplicant, Carl]
FEAR
Two Go In And One Comes Out...
20250515
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Everyone in town knows the song. Children skip to it. Women beat laundry to it. Men chop wood to it. You learn the words long before you understand what they mean.
âTwo go in, and one comes out
Zusovaâs waiting, toothed and stout
Sheâ
Super Picked Last
20250514
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Mik scanned the equipment at the end of the sports hall. Nope. Not dodgeball. Which meantâŚ
Sighing, he flumped onto the bench and got comfortable.
Coach picked Rose and Daisy as captains, of course. The twins were both sporty and hyper-competitive, especially with each other,