Illumination Antiques – 24 hours later [The destruction inside the store is still quite evident; Lamplight is on hand and knee – picking up shards of what remains of hundreds …
Who You Truly Are
You are a failure A boy awakens, eyes blinded with harsh light as his whole body is wracked with debilitating pain. He slowly struggles, finding it hard to even blink …
The Mines of Arcadia
My grandfather was an explorer too. Many years ago he stumbled upon a level of Arcadia that seemed bigger than the others he’d seen. It had a mountain, and under …
The End?
We open in a dusty, dimly lit room, the air heavy with the scent of formaldehyde and age-old wood. It’s Tombstone’s Mortuary. Dust particles float lazily in the little light that …
Roommates
I still remember the smell. Death had entered my olfactory senses and lived there rent free. I still wish I could say that for Sarah. You see, she was my …
Closure.
Before I made my way up to covering full-fledged stories, I was covering obituaries…and lemme tell ya, I was sent in a LOT of them to publish over time. Memories …
Moving On
“My head…” The words of Jackson Cade come out slurred, disoriented. Arcadia’s Finest slowly stirs awake, eyes peeling open as he finds himself deep within The Mortuary. He instinctively reaches …
Bump In The Night
Tucker Goode. Arcadia’s abstinent advocate approaches a small home, stopping out in front illuminated by a single street light. He holds a pamphlet to his chest as one would a …
An Arcadian Ghost Story
The lights in the house were dim, as he walked into his living room. He secured a highball glass and filled it halfway with whiskey before taking a small sip. …
Coward
A man awakens with a gasp to see a fire has spread all throughout his home. His wife and child are seen tied to chairs back to back, unconscious. The …