FRIENDSHIP ADVERT NAME: ANONYMOUSAGE: 21 LOCATION: EDINBURGH I recently moved to Edinburgh hoping to find myself and “get out there.” I haven’t yet figured out the appropriate number of layers to wear outside. I’m looking for someone to show me around the city, to find the hidden gems, and the quick routes through alleyways that […]

I'm running. I trip and stumble on jagged stones as I sprint along the cliff, hair whipping around me and sand piercing my body. A seven-foot-tall creature with gangly limbs and an almost featureless face is chasing me. I look behind, my stride faltering as my gaze lands upon its stretched mouth, its jaw widening […]

It had been a regular occurrence recently for Lana to wake up in the middle of the night with headaches. It felt as though someone was inside her brain, poking it with hundreds of tiny, burning needles. She put it down to anxiety, naturally; she was living alone for the first time and had a […]

N Nell had never been one for parties. She would much rather be at home cozily scrunched up under the blanket she had spent years knitting, its colors changing often. The wool she had been using was discontinued when she finally got past the first panel, so instead of being a solid pale blue, it […]

Listen closely, little children,  Can you hear it call your name? Don’t head the call to Hargreaves Manor. Or you’ll end up in your grave.  In the small town of Pinewood, it was known that Hargreaves Manor was haunted. It was one of those tales that everyone grew up with. The kind that was whispered […]

It's been too long since I sat down and attempted to write. It hasn’t been from lack of trying, but every time I put the pen to the page, I can’t will my hand to move, despite the copious amount I have to say. Inhaling the smells of the local pub I’ve stumbled into, I […]

S he is going to murder me,” Eloise squeaked as she ran through the hallways of the dance school. Her ballroom heels swung on her fingertips, and her overstuffed duffle bag slipped off her slim shoulder every other second. “Excuse me, sorry, excuse me!” she squeezed through the hordes of ballet and tap dancers stretching […]

E mber scurried into Zarina’s bedroom. If the coven caught her with a bottle of ritual salt, she would be in so much trouble. But her little sister was upset that she wasn’t allowed out on Halloween night like all the other children in the world, and Ember blamed herself. Zarina would’ve had no idea about mortal […]

T he old grandfather clock dongs ferociously, jolting me awake from my slumber. The copy of Romeo and Juliet I’d been holding falls to the floor, losing my page, and I rub my eyes with the palms of my hands. It’s midnight. Louis should be here soon to take over for his part of the […]