Bubbles rise up from the dark waters as the heavy body falls into the depths of the lake. I look up into the foggy gray skies. The atmosphere delivers a dreadful gloom, and it has every right to. It wouldn't make sense for there to be sunny, bright blue skies while I watched my best friend drown in the very lake we used to swim in as teenagers.

"That's one heavy son of a bitch", Paulie sighed, t...

THE SOUTH

Accents of red littered the studio. The buttered swipe of colour across the guest’s lips, the plump scatter cushions strategically placed to be in shot, the flashing light of camera four which soon would shine static as the recording began. Hannah glided under the sterile bright lights without an ounce of anxiety. Simon, the BBC’s morning news anchor, shuffled his papers without breaking...

I sat at the dock, dangling my legs into the water, gazing into the distance. I could practically feel the blood on my feet, it was so much thicker than the murky water that rippled below me. And it was darker, oh so much darker. The crimson hue was like a fleeting cloud of red smoke, staining my skin and filling the air with a lingering sent of blood. I hated him, sure, but not enough for him to ...

endless days spent in a daze

hollowed me out ‘til i bleed unphased

my nights all spent awake

from the tragedy at the lake...

Felt like it was only yesterday when me and the boys would come to this lake and through the craziest parties your generation will never see haha… sigh… but son I didn’t bring you here to reminisce but to give you a bit of a history lesson about this ole lake.

Ya see this lake used to be the talk of summer, people from all around Virginia would come out there way to spend even a day here ha shuck...

Chris watched as everyone packed up the truck for the weekend getaway. They had been waiting for six months to finally go to the lake. This was the longest they had ever gone without a trip there, but due to the storms last winter the cabin had needed a lot of repairs. None of his family was really all that handy so they had to hire a crew to fix it up. In the process a few things had been upgrade...

The boat made a thudding noise every time it hit the wooden beam. They pulled it in silently, tugging and twisting the rope, not even grunting at the weight.

It had been almost a week since they last saw the boat. Back in the cabin, there was a signature in the logbook from when it had been signed out. The small sailors had taken sandwiches and binoculars and little jars to put fish in. Now the ...

Walking across the dock,

I step in a small splotch of blood,

Accidentally smearing it I wash my foot off in the cold mossy lake,

I spot a body floating in the water,

I slowly back away,

My heart beating so fast, I start to feel nauseous,

Sirens beeping,

Police cars racing towards me,

Anxious I try to sit down,

Only to find my foot misplaced,

I fall back but luckily catch myself,

A hand wraps ar...

The water was smooth as glass when the boy walked out to the end of the dock. Staring down into the water he saw his reflection and started making funny faces, this was until the reflection stopped reflecting what he was doing. The reflections eyes lit, and sharp teeth were bared. The boy jumped back and went running back to the cabin where his family was staying yelling over and over, “Daddy, mom...

The air smelled like a dying animal. That was the first thought that came to Rich as he stepped out of his smoking car. He stepped around and lifted the hood, his wife could see the cloud pour out both sides as her husband disappeared behind it.

“We’re stuck here until we get this fixed,” said Rich while rubbing smoke from his eyes.

“There was a house by that lake we passed a mile back, maybe th...