Tag: horror
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Blood In the Soil
I wonder what they see as I tend to my garden. I can feel their stares, hear the mutters they exchange behind their hands. Do they wonder how I got these scars, or do they make up stories and listen to rumours? The slashes that mar my face happened long ago, in this very place.…
Sarah L King
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The Dark Road
The moonless night is dark—oppressively so—and the beam of light emitting from the front of my bike does little to dispel it. It’s okay. I know these roads, I’ve ridden them every day for a year, through sweltering heat, torrential rain, lethally slick ice, and impenetrable fog. During the day, the dusk, and the night.…
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The Trees are Alive
The shiver of leaves moves like a wave across the forest canopy. I’ve come to recognise the language of the ancient trees. The message they are relaying is one of danger. When I first arrived here, I knew I was finally home. I’d never fitted in anywhere, and here I am free of expectations. Over…
Sarah L King
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The Treasue
Our discovery was supposed to be the find of the century. Our hunt had lasted for years, coming up against dead end after dead end. Mistranslated passage after incomplete map. We’d all but given up when we made our final discovery. It was a journal passage from a previous seeker, and last year it would…
