Cold stone walls towered over Elora and Henry. The path they were walking upon appeared to go on for many miles more than the two had already trekked.

“Elora I’m hungry…” the young Henry spoke in a daze, running low on energy.

Elora said nothing in response, but instead grabbed Henry’s hand and continued their journey. She was hungry too, but she couldn’t let them stop for a second. They needed ...

Tommy and Grayson tried hard to not glance back at Simon but as he felt water stream down his cheeks he couldn’t help but take his last look at his best friend. Simon was leaned against the wall, Grayson made sure to close his wide and crazed eyes so he could seem like he was resting peacefully. It didn’t help Tommy though, he could still see the rigidness of Simon’s body which told him there was ...

The labyrinth stretched endlessly in all directions, it’s stone walls cold and unforgiving. Sienna, the leader and eldest of the group, wiped the sweat from her brow and glanced at her companions. Robert, with his broad shoulders and firm gaze, looked as resolute as ever, though he seemed jaded by the endless maze. Lola, the youngest, clung to Sienna like a lifeline, her eyes darting around every ...

The two siblings, Emily and Alex, had grown up hearing tales of the labyrinth. The stories told of a mysterious and ancient structure hidden deep within the woods, just beyond the edge of their small village. Curiosity had eaten away at them for years, and now, with their parents away for the weekend, they could no longer resist the allure of the unknown.

Emily, the older of the two, led the way....

(This is a direct sequel to my short "What's with the Torch?")

At this point, I'd never hated Cal more than I did now. He was the one who dragged me down into the basement to investigate the weird sound only to find out it was a portal to another fucking dimension. Now here we were but five minutes into this fucked up mirror dimension and we had Cal and...myself chasing us through our new house...

“I can’t see anything!” She shrieked for the fourth time in a row. In vain, she held her arms out in front of her, flapping them vehemently back and forth as if she could fly out of the hell-hole they were trapped in.

“I know you can’t fucking see anything,” Abe growled, slowly dragging one hand down his sweat covered face.

He was lost in a dark, musty cave with his friend’s girlfriend. How co...

I’ve been running down a path for as long as I can remember. It’s been day and night over and over. I don’t know how long I’ve been stuck here. Ryden and I have been through this thing together, not leaving each others' side.

“How much longer do you think it’ll take for us to get out here?” I ask him. I’m scared that we will never get out of here but someplace in my heart I have hope.

“I hope no...

I avoid the ghosts. They like to hurt me.

Walk with me. I used to know who I was. Or did I? I’m not certain some days. I’m lost in this cavern. I came here by… I don’t remember. All I know is that after I travel every corner, hallway, corridor—when I think I’ve been everywhere, I find a new set of tunnels similar to the one we are walking through now. Blue cave walls lit only by gentle gas light....

Eric has straw-colored hair, pin straight. His handsome face is pale as porcelain. His deep blue eyes are hard marbles and they take everything in. The first time I saw him was during a Zoom meeting. All meetings fall into two categories; those that could have been replaced by a well-crafted email and those that no wait there are only one kind of meeting. Today’s waste of time star was Daisy from ...

“Hey Tom what are you doing today?” said Stanley.

“I’ve got the whole day free,” said Tom.

“Do you want to go to the Juniper Corn Maze in Jasper with me?” said Stanley.

“Sounds good,” said Tom.

“Let’s meet at the corn maze. I have a dinner date at 5:30 with my mom,” said Stanley.

Stanley arrived at Juniper Corn Maze at 9:30 so he sat in his car listening to a YouTube video. Next Tom pulled in...