by Jude Mire | Mar 27, 2023 | Horror, Story
Darren wished he had brought a better coat as he followed Whitney along the edge of the reservoir. She was out on the ice, paralleling him, but he didn’t trust it enough to join her. She skated on flat feet, doing little running bits and then sliding along as...
by Jude Mire | Jan 5, 2023 | Story, Weird
Author’s Note: This is my 2023/24 holiday serial. It was originally published on my Patreon over 12 days, as free promotional content. For the sake of convenience, I’ve collected the entire thing here, so it can be read all at once. If you’re...
by Jude Mire | Jan 18, 2021 | Horror, Story
The night sky was clear when the last snow fell. Vern had been inside, reloading the greenbar paper into the printers, when Joe called for him to come look outside. “Vern! Get out here! You gotta see this!” He didn’t go. There were fourteen printers to switch and he...
by Jude Mire | Sep 15, 2020 | Story, Weird
When all four moons swung around to his side of Junireng, the Beachcomber found the most miraculous things on the bottom of the sea. Today was not one of the better days for moon alignment. Only three of the four hung over the horizon and one of them had waned down...
by Jude Mire | Mar 15, 2020 | Sci-Fi, Story
When I saw the man, the man with arms made of flesh and bone, bare to the shoulder, lifting boxes into the bed of a transport truck, when I saw that his arms weren’t long insect things, bristling with hairs, slender and strong, and when I saw he lacked pincers,...
by Jude Mire | Feb 2, 2020 | Horror, Story
“Jimmy, I hear you lock your sister up in a barn every day. Is that true?” I turned around and squinted into the back-lit silhouette of Robin West. “That’s a lie. I only lock her up on school days.” She had a nice shape, but the light from above was hurting my eyes so...
