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THE TURKISH LUR

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Archeologists have made a breaking discovery in Turkey’s ancient musical history: the

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The Path

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No grave can hold my body down; I'll crawl home to her. Her dark beauty renders the

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Rumors

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One By One

Alaina Bakkum

1 min read

I should’ve known it was strange, being invited to a tea party by a woman who had never talked to me before. I’ll admit I was very foolish, but at the time I didn’t really care. my name is Astasia Dove and I never knew what “party” this would turn out to be...

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Hidden Voices

Robert

4 min read

Just a little bit further. That’s all. Just a little bit further. Jack’s mind raced in the darkness. He had no idea if that was true, but in this type of weather, he’d take just about any positive thought that crossed the mind. Walking through snow is one thing. Walking through a full on blizzard is quite another.

“How much further you think?,” yelled Julie over the wind. Jack had no idea, but w...

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Mystery

Can’t See A Mirror On A Main Road

Donny

1 min read

Can’t see a mirror on the main road

I just see the reflection of the paint

Feel the fire of the heavy load

Feel the burn from being late

I see my reflection in the water

But cannot see the stream pass

I see the faces of my daughter

In the future and the past

To see a love I’ve never met before

And a girl I cannot ignore

To see a mirror on the floor

To be always wanting more

Can’t see a mirror ...

Poetry

Mystery

The hand that feeds!

Terry Salmon

3 min read

I bite the hand that feeds me, so that maybe it’ll let me starve,

From the hate and abuse that scar the walls of my heart,

My spirit is shattered into a thousand pieces ripped apart,

Like the land after Mother Nature’s beautifully demonstrated disastrous work of divine art,

The hand that feeds plants the ego’s seeds,

That burrow and fester as it comes to life, it breathes,

Second by second is tell...

Poetry

Mystery

Dark With Light

Serenity Binning

1 min read

The time flys you see shadows that just don’t sit right you repeat to yourself there not real

Mystery spark up like night lights shining bright you can see things lurking within the night the shadows dark with light...

Poetry

Mystery

The Mime With The Orange And Blue Eyes

Addy Marie

2 min read

The tea was cold. But tempers were burning. I wasn't sure why my mother had dressed me up in a frilly pink gown and rose colored slippers just to bring me to a lunch with her supposed "friends from the palace," but I was tired of the fake smiles and even faker pleasantries. Even as a young girl of only ten, I could tell these people were not friends and I wasn't interested in dining with them, eve...

Mystery

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The Castle In The Sky (part One)

DogDay

1 min read

The castle in the sky is a old legend from long ago about a castle that floated up to the sky. Hi, I’m Dogday, me and my friends are trying to find the castle in the sky. I don’t think it’s true but it might be.

‘Rattle rattle’ the plane is shaking severely “DogDay?” Hoppy asks “Yes?” “Why is the plane heading towards something in the sky?” I look at hoppy and then run to the cockpit. There it wa...

Horror

Mystery

Value Of An Artist

Anthony Cicchino

1 min read

I held the totem in my hand and wondered, first of all, who made the wooden structure. So intricately carved, it made me think of hours of hard work like something you’d see in Italy from the great masters. Yet, this was on the forest floor in an outskirt of Alabama; were there Michelangelo’s here, too?

Then I herd the scurry from behind me, and turned to see a man on all fours. He crawled towar...

Mystery

Horror

What Happened On March 5th?

Lydia Mae

5 min read

**March 5 2025**

It all started with the old cars hidden in the woods. My team has had tons of tips coming in about the small group of cars sitting in the middle of our local forest.

One man came into the station early this morning and loudly said, in a thick country accent

“Me and my Pa have gone deer hunting back there since I was a kid and we ain’t never seen those old things before.”

Then la...

Mystery

Heavy Truths Seen Again

Quinn Velvet

1 min read

Works and inspiration vanished from their fingertips

Gone but never deceased

Heavy hail with heavy hearts of many lovers

True but never believed

The crimson oil dripping from mirrors

Many must remember

The secret day for an evil rite of passage

The tears shining with every burnt ember

Many now scowl at the sound of opposition

The sound of mistrust, uncertainty, and lies unforgotte...

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Mystery