Stories tagged “nighttime”
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Dark Decisions Downstairs
Downstairs, Jamess Sedrik wrote the last of the day’s sales onto the ledger, completely unaware of the conversation taking place directly above him. He raised his head at a sound that emanated from the back of the store. “Sybil! We’re...
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Therapy, Thoughts, and Endorphines
Snow drifts slowly down from a dark sky. Streetlights provide secluded illumination and bare trees stand silent on the calm night. The snow stifles all sound in the world, as if it were trapped behind a glass wall. Breath condenses around me in a silve...