Stories tagged “mummy”

• The tomb of Nektah

  Professor Lebnoch finished chanting. Dust sparkled in the candle-lit tomb as it danced in the air, and the chill of the ancient stones was as far removed from the heat of the Egyptian desert as it could get. As the echoes of the chant died away, reverb...

  • Author: Bill Hartzia
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Storage Unit

  We won the auction for the storage unit at 3PM; we had to have it empty by 4PM. Easy, right? We should have seen the signs right off the bat: none of the other bidders seemed very interested in bidding on the unit. It’s like they knew, and they d...

  • Author: Stephen R. Gower
  • Posted over 1 year ago.
  • 5 out of 5

• For The Sake Of Tradition

  Suddenly, the scent of dry centuries and dusty skin filled Lancaster’s nose, tickling like the whiskers of a cat with boundary issues. He sniffled and pulled his handkerchief from his pocket, wiping it twice across his nostrils. The room was stil...

  • Author: Megan Kennedy
  • Posted 10 months ago.
  • 5 out of 5