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3 a.m.
Go. Go. Go.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Tiny Tales
Short Short Short Stories
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Separate Memories
Welcome to the Substack Zone | An Homage to the Twilight Zone | Now Available in The Midnight Vault
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Author Michele Bardsley
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his song
the heart wants what the heart wants
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Fuck You, Princess
I hate my wife's Chihuahua.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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tiny, ugly things
what we hate about ourselves makes us beautiful
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Author Michele Bardsley
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let go
Blood streaks her face. Her hair whips in the wind. Terror fills her gaze.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Guilt Eats Away at Me
The neon sign of the liquor store shines like the bright welcome of a church.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Magicicada
I guess suffocation by bugs was too much Satan for even the truest believers.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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I Almost Choked to Death on His Words
They were shiny and sharp. Word-shaped blades.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Watch Her
This is necessary. Don’t you want to be cured?
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Escape
I want to die in the muscled arms of Javier Bardem.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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A Demon is a Girl's Best Friend
My best friend slays...
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Butterfly
Saint County | Lady Sarah's Tattoo Parlor
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Convert
Some beliefs can eat you alive...
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Author Michele Bardsley
10
Suite 13 Sucks
There's another monster problem at the Winchester Hotel.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Mother
“Is this your fourth or fifth divorce?” I ask. “I can’t remember.”
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Author Michele Bardsley
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The Monster in the Basement
You think about what a terrible little boy you are while the monster eats you.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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A Mother Scorned
I knew lots about subtraction, including 3 – 1 = 2.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Our New Lipstick Will Leave You Speechless
Put the lipstick on. See if it improves your face.
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Author Michele Bardsley
12
It's a Dirty Job, Dead Ned
I took a monster job at The Winchester Hotel.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Sundays with Granny
Saint County | Infinity Home for the Elderly
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Author Michele Bardsley
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I’m Your Friendly Neighborhood Merry Makeup Representative
You don’t choose our business. Our business chooses you!
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Yes, I'm a Unicorn
I'm here to stab you.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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