Empty Hearts, Empty Stockings
Empty Hearts On a brisk December morning Children dreamt of Holiday delights A vile storm was brewing To extinguish 27 lights Little sisters with their new clothes Little boys in wintry white A storm...
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Tearing free of the straps binding it to the table, it slams its muscular body against the one-way mirror and snarls, “What have you done to me?” Its hideously deformed jaw and engorged tongue make the...
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“Tag, you’re it!” “Ow, my mother said no one’s supposed to touch me there!” April rubbed her chest, frowning at Ben. “Big deal. It’s not like you have boobs or anything.” Before she could tell him she...
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Diana’s terrified lament sent sharp pricks down my spine, my stomach clenching as if I’d been punched. Leaping from the soft embrace of my easy chair, I ran for the door, spilling the can of beer I’d...
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