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Dedicated to Gene Hackman (1930-2025) who died on February 26, 2025 Read More

Tags: death, celebrity, actor

Book / Thrillers

February 25, 2025

Reads: 149

Comments: 1

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IN THE SHADOWS are three interconnecting short stories staring Veitnam Vet and Ex-Military Policeman turned Private Investigator Harvey Mann as matching wits with serial killer in mid-1980s Chicago. Starting with Faces in the Shadows and ending with Death in the Shadows. Read More

Tags: death, murder, guns, road, serial-killer

Book / Non-Fiction

February 24, 2025

Reads: 473

Comments: 24

Shelves: 1

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Yesterday, November 23, 2024, my father passed away in his sleep. My mother died in December 2021. This is a book made up of poetry and prose, coming to terms with grief and writing out some memories that otherwise might well be lost. Cover: Hullabaloo22 and Midjourney. Read More

Tags: death, memories, grief

In the quiet hush of a dimly lit chapel, an unspoken farewell unfolds. "Muted Send Off" is a haunting introspection on life, death, and the echoes we leave behind. Told from the ethereal perspective of a man observing his own funeral, this story paints a melancholic portrait of solitude; not… Read More

Tags: death, funeral, sad-life, loveless-funeral

Poem / Romance

February 16, 2025

Reads: 52

Comments: 1

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a valentines gift Read More

Tags: love, death, life, poem, sad

A seven-year-old girl, Rubi, discovered the evil lurking in the shadows of her house! Read More

Tags: horror, death, thriller

My mother has always been....different. I could never put my finger on why she acted the way that she did, I just knew to listen and never question her. And yet....I was always curious, those thoughts itching in the depths of my brain. I knew better, I knew things could… Read More

Tags: horror, death, thriller, slight-gore

Poem / Humor

January 29, 2025

Reads: 24

Comments: 1

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Are you a ghost? Read More

Tags: death

Tags: death, rebirth, flowers, hearse

Renea found herself in a desperately lonely situation after losing her best friend, Rachel. She was eternally anxious which kept her from reaching out. After time feeling drained and disassociated, Renea befriended a man 8 years older and fell victim to his alluring words. After meeting him, Renea comes to… Read More

Tags: death, abuse, tragedy, growing-up, coming-of-age

In the rural village of Kavimba, Chika, a brilliant young boy raised by his grandmother, Mma Nchunga, carries the hopes of his community for a better future. When he receives a scholarship to attend Mater Spei College, his dreams seem within reach. But in the city, Chika falls into the… Read More

Tags: death, crime

Poem / Non-Fiction

January 17, 2025

Reads: 27

Comments: 1

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dedicated to Bob Uecker (1934-2025) who died on January 16, 2025. Read More

Tags: death, baseball, actor, sportscaster

In the duplex we lived in Springfield, there was an elderly cat lady with dozens of sickly cats. One of the tabby kittens with very round eyes ended up on our doorstep and she seemed healthier than the others, so my mom decided to wait for my stepdad to come… Read More

Tags: love, death, grief, cats, cat

Short Story / Horror /

January 15, 2025

Reads: 32

Comments: 2

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The screaming stopped. The storm crossed the estuary to the Broads, terrorising several tiny Suffolk hamlets. And an eerie, chilly silence descended upon the marshes of Scraley. Scraley's Angel from Is It Today? featuring Linnea Sage. Read More

Tags: dark, death, angel, cloud, madness

Featured Review by John Grim

"There is a cold, dispassionate beauty to death, which you capture and depict so elegantly in this emotive story." Read More

Karlsson, a male Swede, dies having sex with Larsson, a female Swede. Then Olsson and Sveinsson, get involved, and all hell breaks loose. FUSS from Is It Today? LIVE: www.isittodayhjfurl.com Read More

Tags: love, death, sex, affair, morbid

Tags: death, life, history, thought, age

The Prison of Guilt : A Echoing Nightmare is a short story that explores the consequences that follow the drunken mistake of one man to get behind the wheel which ends the lives of four and ruins the lives of many. Read More

Tags: death, haunting, prison, nightmares, guilt

Poem / Poetry

January 09, 2025

Reads: 59

Comments: 2

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Tags: death, life, society, sleep, apocalypse

Letter to my father, like a what if about his end. Read More

Tags: death, sad, drama, grieve

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Short Story / Science Fiction

January 07, 2025

Reads: 35

Comments: 1

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Jess took down the card from Charlie saving the blob of blue-tack, stuck on the back, for next year. If there was a next year. She placed it face-down on the oak side table and gazed out of the window wringing her hands. The morning light matched her mood: dull… Read More

Tags: death, life, rebirth, afterlife, new-life

Featured Review by Thomaswcase8'.

"Tremendous work." Read More

Poem / Poetry

January 04, 2025

An elegy of the author's self-awareness and perception of reconnecting with deceased immediate family members in the aftermath of his passing and the desire to be free from the pains and complexities of mortal life. Read More

Tags: death, grave, eternity, dead, mortality

Poem / Poetry

January 02, 2025

Reads: 168

Comments: 2

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Here's a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry from my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, available on Amazon.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucOOifTukWQ My limited edition book, Rise Up Collected Poems and Short Stories, is available here on Booksie. https://booksie.chainletter.io/i/thomaswcase888 Read More

Tags: death, life, winter, carpediem

This short story is the result of 45 years of contemplation, something I saw all those years ago has been spinning around in my head for that time. Until now. I do not think I've ever spoken this to anyone, but it has been festering. I wonder, is this thought… Read More

Tags: horror, death, gore, funerals, david-bumpass

Tags: death, god, dio, lord, deus

Short Story / Horror

December 28, 2024

Reads: 93

Shelves: 1

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A sofa horror monster killer Read More

Tags: horror, death, girl, monsters, dofa

Written upon reading T.S. Eliot's "The Wastelands." Read More

Tags: death, despair, t.s.-eliot

Dedicated to Jack Benny (1894-1974) who died fifty years ago today on December 26,1974. Read More

Tags: death, anniversary, actor, december

Today marks one month since my father passed away. Read More

Tags: loss, death, heartbreak, grief, sadness

Rachel, a 23 years old Africa based in Asia lady, she had to face so many challenges to be herself. From a young carefree lady to a widow, to single mother, to someone who fight for love. Read More

Tags: loss, death, romance, thriller, strongfemalelead

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