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Unquenchable; Inexorable

September 28, 2009Oddbovine, cows, grapefruit, herd, horror, out of gasTim

The rearview mirror held a terrifying apparition:

An entire herd of rampaging bovine destroyers trailed behind us, rage and hunger dancing in their eyes.

“Don’t stop! Stomp on the gas!” I shouted, but Georgia wordlessly pointed at the fuel gauge.

The cows advanced, and we were all out of grapefruit…

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ONE-WORD STORY: Blood-Curdling Horror on the Midnight Train

April 1, 2009Oddhorror, midnight, shorter, trainTim

Boo!

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