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Volume 0: Issue 11

by Allie Rowbottom (Goodreads Author)

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Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous

by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author)

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Takers by Jake Troxell

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He watched the bonfire’s smoke rise into the sky and wondering if his dad was being cremated as he sat there.

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“Time is not a river, as Einstein theorized - it's a big fucking buffalo herd that runs us down and eventually mashes us into the ground, dead and bleeding, with a hearing aid plugged into one ear and a colostomy bag instead of a .44 clapped on one leg.”
― Stephen King, Danse Macabre

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“Relief is happiness for those who, otherwise, would have no happiness.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Hazards of Time Travel

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“Isn't bravery always sort of beautiful?”
― Stephen King, Lisey's Story

tags: beautiful, brave, bravery, courageous, lisey-s-story, soul, stephen-king

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“Reverend was right about one thing: people always want a reason for the bad things in life. Sometimes there ain't one.”
― Stephen King, Revival

tags: death, grief-and-loss, religion

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“When you want to feel better, call something a piece of shit. It usually works.”
― Stephen King, Revival

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