April 2023

April 30, 2023

The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 2

Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 2 | Read Part 1 Now I had selected after careful observation; a young man who tended to loiter. Usually, such young men were unremarkable, and neither were they gifted with the right material for our line of work, but this one had a demonstrable skill.… Continue reading

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April 29, 2023

The Innkeeper’s Apprentice

Read Time: 6 min | Serial Fiction | Part One Story Description Forced out of retirement by sinister forces who murdered his wife, a man who belongs to an ancient fraternity, sets in motion his own Machiavellian plan to restore equilibrium to his world. I hold a very prestigious job. This is my second stint… Continue reading

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April 28, 2023

Hear Them Calling – Pt. 4

Time to Read: A slight drizzle had begun to fall, and Officer Dalrymple could feel the cold rain drops on his face and hear the sprinkling on his hoodie. Everyone was heading home. Everyone, except Mr. Lee and Bertha. The old dog had sat quietly, ignoring his every command. “Bertha, c’mon girl. Time to go… Continue reading

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Caribbean folklore, douen, Nigel Byng, scary stories, spooky

April 27, 2023

Hear Them Calling – Pt. 3

Read Time: 7 minutes | Episode 3 An officer was injured, and the neighborhood watch, volunteer search party was now a broken bunch. They arrived back at Mrs. Kathy’s residence, tired, disheveled, and in desperate need of a pep talk. But Officer Dalrymple had more important things to worry about. Mrs. Kathy would also need… Continue reading

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douen, folklore, free reading, hear them calling, scary stories

April 26, 2023

Hear Them Calling – Pt. 2

Read Time: 7mins | Episode: 2 If the weather was indeed changing, they would have to call off the search. Heavy rains were predicted, and this would not be good for the search effort, and most certainly not for Alice. Officer Dalrymple was a worried man. If he was uncomfortable, then Alice was most definitely… Continue reading

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crime drama, free reading, horror, hyts, Nigel Byng, spooky story, thriller

April 25, 2023

The Custodian

Read Time | 5 mins It was the monarch butterfly tattoo that got me. Occupying a corner of her right shoulder, peeking from under the strap of her vest. Ink has meaning and monarch butterflies have deeper meanings. I’d watch her for several minutes every day after that. Her air pods were playing some sort… Continue reading

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April 24, 2023

Hear Them Calling – pt. 1

Read Time: 7 Minutes | Episode: 1 When he finally looked at his phone, Officer Dalrymple saw that the alert was for three houses down his street. The Hamilton’s lived at 175 Purnell. Scrambling to find his uniform, he could make out the red and blue lights of the two squad cars parked in front… Continue reading

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April 23, 2023

Celine

6 min read She was fifty-nine going on seventeen. Celine was one of those women who refused to grow old gracefully. Not that fifty-nine was old; Celine was youthful looking, that’s all. Celine just lived life with more energy than a harassed wasp’s nest. Funny, witty, the life of a party. A mother of seven;… Continue reading

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horror, neurological trauma, Nigel Byng, psuedobulbar Affect, thriller

April 22, 2023

Dust to Dust

Time to Read: 5 min Less than one minute ago the earth had shifted. It is remarkable how quickly your life can change. What had I been thinking? I should’ve signed the divorce papers, given the wife what was rightfully hers, and started over. I was still young enough. Millie, my wife, said I was… Continue reading

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April 21, 2023

The Two Jennies

I make friends quite easily. Admittedly, they are not always on the kosher side of the law, and I tend to swing for the more eccentric beings that occupy the planet. The Two Jennies, like most eternal friends I developed in this life, were not chosen. These ladies were a gift from the God of… Continue reading

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