Stories tagged “imaginary friends”
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Something Strange is Growing in the Garden (Part 2)
Actually, Evil Kyle was closer than Maggie thought. A few days earlier, Evil Kyle was standing in the garden waiting for Maggie to get home from school so they could play. As he paced back and forth thinking up new games for them to play, he heard a vo...
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Something Strange is Growing in the Garden (Part 3)
Maggie wasn’t satisfied with her new imaginary friend, Stupid Pete. He wasn’t anywhere near as fun and adventurous as Evil Kyle was. Playing with him only made her want Evil Kyle back even more. They were playing Hide and Seek one day and M...
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Something Strange is Growing in the Garden (Part 4)
As Maggie leaned forward, Stupid Pete came bumbling out into the garden shouting, “Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!” Maggie pushed herself against the tree and tried her best to be quiet. Stupid Pete creeped slowly down the garden path...
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Waking Up At Midnight, Alone in the Dark
I’m lying in a ditch. The night pools around me quietly. My world shudders as a thousand bombs make landfall amid the scream of jets overhead. And then—silence. Somewhere in my mind, I hear a familiar voice: What’ve you got yourself into this...