The Phantom ‘Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling
The Phantom ‘Rickshaw THE PHANTOM ‘RICKSHAW May no ill dreams disturb my rest, Nor Powers of Darkness me molest. —Evening
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The Phantom ‘Rickshaw THE PHANTOM ‘RICKSHAW May no ill dreams disturb my rest, Nor Powers of Darkness me molest. —Evening
Continue reading“My Own True Ghost Story” is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends elements of humor, suspense, and the supernatural. The story is narrated
Continue readingThere was a man of the Island of Hawaii, whom I shall call Keawe; for the truth is, he still lives, and his name must be kept secret; but the place of his birth was not far from Honaunau, where the bones of Keawe the Great
Continue readingThe Monkey’s Paw I. Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the
Continue readingA Narrow Bridge by Avital Gad-Cykman I’ve sang this ancient song in moments my mouth started singing on its own,
Continue readingI stood in the paddling pool. It was the first week of the summer holidays and mum was throwing the party she told dad she wouldn?t. My mum was everywhere, handing out drinks, but my dad was in a gap in the curtains, watching.
Continue readingIt was on the first day of the new year that the announcement was made, almost simultaneously from three observatories, that the motion of the planet Neptune, the outermost of all the planets that wheel about the sun
Continue readingThe man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of
Continue readingThe Rusted Swing Set by Sheila Good She folded the morning newspaper. Her old bones creaked as she stood leaning
Continue readingThe air is thick with the scent of pine. Rays of purple, blood red and golden yellow are fanned out across the twilight sky. Kyle walks among the trees holding a bouquet of wilting lilies. Lost, he searches for signs of the path he wandered away from.
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