• Sweets Shop
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    A sweets shop’s bells jingle as the young girl enters. The front counter has jars filled with bullseyes and boiled mints. The wall has candy bars and gum. The young girl looks outside the window. It is beginning to get dark outside, with only several rays of sunlight remaining. Several children run by outside, anxious ...
  • bear, roof, windows, moon, boy
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    Sammie stared out the window—he sat as still as a statue. Thoughts of the dark wall creatures oozing out of the cracks were unbearable. The rocking horse glared at him, and the teddy bear waited to crawl toward him. Toys that once gave him joy and happiness threatened to destroy him if he didn’t allow ...
  • Deer Woman
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    I write a weekly article on cryptids – monsters shouldn’t exist but do. The funny thing about these stories is where these stories originate. You wouldn’t think the state I write about would house that particular cryptid.  A case in point is an article I did titled, New York’s Champ. It’s about a Nessie-type monster haunting New ...
  • Ohio's Dogman
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    I first heard of the Dogman when I researched Michigan’s legends. Then exploring Ohio, I learn that Ohio has either a Dogman or Werewolf. I thought how fascinating. Michigan and Ohio have Dog-like creatures running loose in their forests. It makes those stories more accurate because the sightings aren’t random. There have been so many ...
  • cuckoo clocks
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    The pendulum’s swaying shadow kept in time to the sound. Silence echoed around the room. Darkness remained dormant within the clock. Twelve figures awaited the blessings the noble bird would give them. Above them, she stood silent, overlooking the minuscule villagers of its realm. The figures worshipped the noble bird for its intelligence and compassion. ...
  • Werewolf
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    I researched North Dakota’s cryptids for this week’s article, and there are a couple of interesting ones. The one that is the most fascinating is the Miniwashitu. The Miniwashitu is a famous Native American legend passed down by the Dakota tribe. A river monster that terrorized the Missouri River, and Melvin Randolph Gilmore wrote a ...
  • North Carolina's Brown Mountain Lights
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    Every cryptid article I have written to date is about something alive. Whether it be animal or humanoid, but this article is about mysterious lights. It is about The Brown Mountain Lights near Morganton, North Carolina. What are the Brown Mountain Lights? That is the million-dollar question, because nobody knows.  If you brave venturing into ...
  • Pink Text
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    Howard sat chomping on a sour green apple. He mashed the apple between his teeth, biting down hard on the green fruit and tearing apart bits of the yummy treats.  Howard was not consumed by ravenous hunger; rather, he wanted to finally lose his front tooth. He had spent the last few days chewing gum, sugary ...
  • Large Panther and human
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    This week is about a Missouri cryptid, and while I was doing research, I found not one but two cryptids. Both of them sound fascinating and unique. Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay  Everyone has heard of Bigfoot or Bigfoot-like creatures reported in almost every state. So, what is special about this Bigfoot creature? Momo doesn’t fit the ...
  • Hearts
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    The following fictional letter is for entertainment purposes only Dear Valerie, I know we’ve been married for 28 years. During this time, you have given an amazing daughter. Nothing brought me greater joy than seeing Sam get married last. I’m so grateful that I could walk my baby girl down the aisle, but as usual, ...