Category: The Infinitum
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Don’t cry for me, I’ll be waiting by the fire
I think I’m getting tired, not the kind of tired after eating a big meal, but the kind that makes my legs ache for days and my breath take longer. I used to run…
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The Oddity
Riddle me this Daniel flipped through the latest issue of The Oddity when a small box in the corner of the page caught his eye. “Wait … we have a Riddle of the Week?” …
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Nutcracker: Flames and Sugar Plums
A Retelling “A nutcracker?” Clara looked at the shiny wooden soldier in her hand. Its long, bearded bottom jaw fell open as she moved it around. This wasn’tthe gift she was expecting. She…
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Season of Lost Souls
This time of year, was always the hardest. Ringing bells would echo in the empty stores and the colourful lights only shone to the beginning of the atrium. She could never…
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Mercy’s thirst
It is always watching They say you spend one-third of your life sleeping, but no one really knows what happens in those dark hours of the night when your mind and body…
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The Oddity
The boy who cried edits The office was decked out in its full Halloween glory, down to the orange and purple string lights around the walls, the fake cobwebs and even…
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I Know You, but You’ll Never Know Me
A love letter from a house spider Please forgive me, but we will never meet. If I were to crawl close enough to you, you’d scream and probably kill me. I’ve…
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The Sauna Beside the Sub Shop
“Dude, I’m telling you, it’s gotta be like some kinda money laundering scheme or something,.” Will said, before crunching on a chip. Oscar wasn’t as fast of an eater; he…
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The Bear Stump
Mckenzie Martin – The bears were the rulers of the woods; it had been this way forever as far as the bear cubs were concerned. Their mother told of great grizzlies who…
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Don’t Leave Your Decorations Out Too Long
Mckenzie Martin – “See! It just moved!” Noah rolled his eyes at his younger brother Luke. The skeleton sat on their neighbour’s porch, its arm resting on the railing, hand swaying slightly…
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INTERILLA
I Fatima finds herself unable to breathe. She’s so stressed, so frightened and so panicked that she literally can’t breathe. It’s astounding to her, not only terrifying, but stunning. How can this…
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The Oddity
Fight for the Feature PHOTO CAPTION: TOP ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): OLLIE, DANIEL, LENA BOTTOM ROW (LEFT TO RIGH)T: JAMIE, JULIA, THEO Mallika Badwal – What’s better than a beautiful Tuesday morning…
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The Day the Stars Forgot
Mallika Badwal – In the vast sky above, not a single star held its home, leaving behind nothing but darkness; had nowhere to go. Inside, Tom sat next to Clara’s bed, singing…
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In Memory of Don
When spring has come and all the woods rejoice, all kin awake and join in a large crowd, They can’t help hear a strong and joyful voice, that cuts above the rest…
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Xpedition 84
South Africa, 1984 I “So now that we’re all on the same page, is it official that I say… call us a team?” asked Lana, her golden retriever energy pulsing over her…
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Hide but don’t seek
A frightful encounter at an abandoned summer home It’s raining when I pull the car down the hill into the overgrown driveway. The ground squelches under my feet as I rush…
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A Comet’s Tale: Observations
The story of a martian on a mission from mars continues. First, she will have to adjust to the ways of humans Iris followed Eileen into the crowded market. Eileen needed…
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There’s Something in the Walls
An innocent tenant discover a grisly secret buzzing about in the walls of her apartment and more on other floors All it takes is one fly to start an infestation. A female…
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An Ode to the Bathroom Floor
A love letter to the bathroom floor. The under appreciated, reliable friend we see everyday Blue, white, tan tiles of porcelain, soak up the grime of curtains left open, of sinks left…
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The Cupid Chronicles
A diary entry from the god of love on Valentine’s Day. How does cupid handle situationships, dating apps or ghosting? Dear diary It’s me, Cupid. You would not believe the day I…
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The Herdenian Gospel
A creation story of a universe called Aeven. Queens, mothers and supremes all living in harmony for now The Heavens… In the beginning, there was nothing. All was empty, devoid, and barren. …
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Juliet Must Die!
A lover’s quarrel, or something like that * 001 * I don’t know where things went wrong. She told me that she loved me, she told me that I was hers, and…
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Joan Bonaparte & the three musketeers
A daring battle ensues between spies I Paris, France Her name is Bonaparte, Joan Bonaparte. Her nom de guerre is the Silver Serpent, and her codename is Athos. Joan is a DGSE intelligence…
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The Women’s Republic of Herland vs the United Queendom
The first casualty of the revolution had been the revolution itself I You remember it as a warm day in summer. You were gathered with friends, all of you sitting across a…
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Catastrophe
An accident leads to a traumatic haunting It isn’t my fault. Those words keep repeating over and over in my head with each wave of ice that pelts the car. My…
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The wind taxi: A young man’s tale
A young man has a mystical experience with an element that takes him on a life-changing journey he won’t forget “Kid, you lost?” Kenny looked up from his phone, blinked, peered through…
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A comet’s tale: Three days later
Part three of the long awaited story of a martian sent to earth from Mars on a mysterious mission continues The older woman’s house sat in a row of identical houses, each…
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Ghazal
Its doors shudder open like the jaws of a creature yawning and swallow me whole – the bus — as I step over the crater where rain loves to pool, between sidewalk…
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The gentle snow fall
A moment of revelation as the weather turns The lights on the tree twinkled in Eira’s eyes as she laid beside it. She heard the murmur of her family chatting in the…
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Wait out the storm
A gas station attendant has an encounter with the unknown Gusts of wind howled outside, rocking the icy windows so hard they might crack. The door blew open at the wind’s command,…
