Tag: Life
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The Viking’s New Clothes
An was a simple Viking. He didn’t know that he was a Viking, he thought viking was something he did. He went viking with a few friends… and they all thought they were pirates. They travelled the high seas in their shoddy longboat, stealing whatever they could find along the way, whether it be on…
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Thirteen of the Clock
Once a year, on Halloween, an extra hour is needed. Not by everyone, but by a specific few. This extra hour slots in between midnight and 1am on November 1st, and is referred to as thirteen o’clock. The true witching hour. This is the hour where the spirits soar… creatures of the night roam with…
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The Shadow Dwellers
The garden looked different at night. Especially in moonlight. Shadows stretched across the lawn like long, spindly arms reaching out, trying to grab whatever was there. They never managed to. No. The grabbing was done by the other things. Them. The dwellers. The moon lit the path to an extent, but not completely. The shadows…
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Pumpkinhead
In the field.All day long.No one near.Waiting.Watching.Hanging around.I’m meant to be fearsome. Frightening.Instead I have to wear a bright green striped shirt that is two sizes too large for me.Oh, they’ve stuffed it.With tickly, itchy straw. They’ve tied a thick piece of string around my waist to hold my trousers up so tightly it’s hard…