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One day, an old man named John Reeve woke up with a terrible pain in his gut. He had never, in his seventy-nine years of life, experienced anything like it.
#emotion (terror) So I get another call from County Police. Seems that their worst fears are confirmed. THEIR worst fears. It's my life on the line here.
#household It was a very long time ago, around the 1970's, an elderly man approached me by the train station. He was smoking a pipe and carrying a block of cheese in his left hand.
Warning: Swear words used. Sir Ronald of Chesterton was an important figure in the history of the United Kingdom.
Poor little deluded Jack, You think grannies are a good attack.
I think my elderly neighbour may be a spy She stands in her window staring with cataract eye They call her Sandra but that's probably cover And a bloke sometimes visits and calls her mother He must...
6. Break away #100days Part 4 The dream, I thought, was worse than what I had just experienced. Because it wasn't just the now that had changed.
Home has started to feel rather full lately, with me sharing space with not only the Master and Mistress but also rabbits, gold-fish, birds, a boisterous dog and a monkey, of all things.
The droplets of water reverberate inside the room. The thick silence, interrupted by the periodic descending of the water into the stainless sink, made me go crazy.
I sit on the creaking platform staring at the moon appearing from out the water, like a sea monster from out its icy lair. The moon spews light into the black water, rippling gently.
Dear diary, Today Is finally the day where I steal it, and by it I mean I can't even write it down in case someone finds this which I'm sure they wont, I'm going to put it in my underpants and let's...
Ever since we moved to this dreary house, I've noticed the large window, a bland one at that, situated on the back wall, and not a thing different to most windows, in their eyes.
This is why I didn't show up for work yesterday. I was cleaning out my wife's grandpa's cellar and found 12 bottles of his home-bottled grape wine under the steps.
#100days I had the misfortune, One bright summer's day To be heading towards and not away From a sight so extraordinary I could barely see What it was, or is, or simply will be.
#100days There was a chap called Creeper, Who swore he saw the light. It happened one dark winters eve It gave him such a fright. He said They pulled him upwards To bigger lights up younder.
Falling deeply into madness. At least that's what they are saying, they said I made it up in my mind, falling into wonderland and joining the mad hatters crew and all that.
#household Once the rotten fabric is drawn, Our room is closed off. The aged wood that holds our bed Creaks as I sit on the edge.
Chapter 47 I woke up with a person standing looking at us. James, he was standing there looking at both of me and Eric. " Alice what's going on. I left you do you two can catch up and I see this".
I let the crazy woman wonder upstairs to 'her' bedroom, change 'her' clothes, before hearing 'her' scream.
"Who-who-who's there?" I asked. No answer. "Answer. Answer NOW!" A rustling of plastic bags was frail against the sharp tone of the person's voice. "Honey!" they said.
The whirring lights; red and blue, stirred in the rain slipping from the clouds' grasp, jumping diagonally from them, as if trying to escape out as far away as possible.
I'm singing the blues, About my life: I'm a good for nothing singer Who left his wife. I'm growing old and sad, With balding grey hair, Yet nothing scares me more Then a crazy nightmare.
Quick but hey, enjoy. I awoke with another sudden start. Then held my head as I felt dizzy with the room spinning. Although I managed to shake it off. I heard footsteps. I hopped out my bed once more.
Chapter 2. Exhibit A (Part 3) "Are you alright Crystal?" She asked pausing. Her fingers hovering over the telephone key pad. "It's..." I reach over and pull the cord of the phone out the wall.