Stories tagged “Strange Encounters”
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Strange Harvests: The First Event
“How many teeth do you have left?” That was the last message on my voice mail. There was no name, just the question and a burst of static. I replayed it. “How many teeth do you have left?” It seemed to be an innocent question bu...
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First Encounters: The Visitor
A corpse fell out of my closet. This is not a metaphor. A human body is lying on the dirty carpet in front of my hall closet. How did it get there? I don’t know. I didn’t put it there and I certainly didn’t kill anybody. Sure, there a...
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Tying Up Loose Ends
The patient sat calmly at the table, his hands folded, nails trimmed. He seemed nice but shy. He couldn’t quite bring himself to meet my eyes. “I know why you’re here.” he said. “Tell me.” “You’re like ev...