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It Came From the Darkness is a unique collection of drabbles (stories of 100 words exactly) and artwork, compiled by Red Cape Publishing and Philip Rogers 101 PR in aid of the Max the Brave Fund. A huge number of horror writers, poets, artists, and film makers have come together to support the cause and offer the listener something special. Each piece of writing begins with the same five words, but the stories themselves are all wonderfully varied. So dig in, take each tale one bloody bite at a time, and beware of what comes from the darkness.

This is my true life story growing up with dyslexia. How I almost allowed dyslexia to destroy my life. The education system failed me. I slipped through the cracks. Dyslexia controlled most of my life. I could still have a life without reading and writing. I was able to get married. Raise a family and run my own business. How my whole world changed overnight. For 62 years, I stayed silent.

Tag marches the gathered forces of the Brotherhood of the Scythe on a dangerous mission. They intend to secretly pass through the land of Vulca and infiltrate the Citadel of Thrall, ruining its supplies of food and water, while cutting off all aid from outside. He believes Kuran has taken his forces far away from the Citadel on a futile hunt for the Resistance. But instead, Tag is heading into a trap. Kuran has gathered his entire army, which vastly outnumbers the Brotherhood of the Scythe, and lays in wait along their path through Vulca.

A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue, his sword defends the helpless, and their might upholds the weak. A knight’s words speak only the truth, their wrath undoes the wicked, they live and remember their oath, and they follow the old code. Be without fear in the face of darkness, and be brave and upright so that God may protect you.

In chapters 56-69A, Kuran gains more and more power for himself and increases the size of his army. Tag and the other members of the resistance begin to liberate conquered towns and cities. In doing so, they start to add numbers to their forces in an attempt to prepare for the coming war. Meanwhile, Willow, Shalah, and the twins - Brass and Brandt - scheme with the island natives of Gahkul to overthrow the forces of Thrall along with the deadly firemancers occupying Shalah’s former homeland.

Prizefighter-turned-PI Donald Dugan has been going through a rough patch, between clients who are reluctant to pay for services rendered and Poopsie, his secretary’s borderline psychotic lapdog. When Lt. Hammond, his friendly enemy on the force, suggests a week of solitude and fishing in rural Louisiana as a surefire cure for his woes, Dugan gladly accepts. Things go fine until he finds the dead man dressed in a clown suit floating in the bayou.

Great Britain is called upon by the American president to help neutralize an international terrorist threat. Escalating tensions within the Russian Federation lead experts to believe there is a conspiracy to destabilize its Western rivals: A mysterious arms smuggling gang is suspected of bringing weapons into the US for a series of terror attacks.

The war begins to take shape. While Tag makes a bold move to gain more allies in the coming battle, Kuran - now ascended higher than ever in the ranks of both power and madness - plots his next moves. Treachery abounds on both sides, with spies and turncoats alike risking everything to further their dangerous agendas. Sariya, Ghenn, and others work as many angles as they can manage to wreak havoc against their enemies. But who will rise victorious?

Listening to the chatter of her six-year-old daughter, Cammi, Connie Cantland begins to wonder if Cammi’s imaginary friend could be more than just imaginary. Connie knows her friend and coworker, Dani, believes in the survival of souls after the death of bodies, and the reincarnation of souls, so she shares her concerns with Dani about Cammi’s supposed friend. Dani introduces Connie to Dacque LaRose: A friend and mentor on souls and reincarnation. Connie and Dacque’s conversations propel Connie and her husband Carson into an educational journey.

Third parties deserve pathways to success. People disparage third parties, like the Kingdom and Queendom Party, but Andrew Bushard has decided to honor these third parties. Some deem the Kindgom and Queendom Party the epitome of absurdity, but others believe this party deserves a pathway to success.

The Union of Third Party Unionists: A Third Parties Flash Fiction calls unionists and third parties to act. This work inspires and motivates listeners to advance third parties and to advance unions. Long live third parties! Long live unions!

How can you tell or write exciting stories? I have a friend who always gets halfway through her story, and she feels the need to hurry it up because she’s like, "God, I've spoken for so long." And she thinks people lose interest, so she shuts down. Why is that? We all know people like this who doubt themselves. Their feelings probably aren't wrong, but they don't know how to interpret them, it seems. If this is the case on how they are about the matter, two things might have gone wrong with how I think about it.

Why do so many people go missing in our national parks? Why do national parks not release how many people vanish in their parks? Why is it that over half a million people vanish in the national parks in the United States a year, and we, the public, are not told? How is it that in countries worldwide, over a million people vanish from their national parks every year, and the public is not told?

The Journeyman has changed the lives of all who have read/heard of the story of Musa, a young boy who reluctantly unlocks the dormant power of his dreams. Haunted by a mysterious calling, Musa unwittingly sets himself on a path of painful discovery that forces him to confront his true purpose. This “universal story of hope and personal will” tells the magical tale of a poor boy who yearns to find the answers to his dreams.

Sheriff Stuart Benson of Forgetful, Nevada, leads a quiet life and has come to expect nothing will change that. But when an idling rental car is left, doors locked, in the parking lot of a local diner with what appears to be an urn of human remains on the front passenger seat, his life will be turned upside down. Soon, he is swept up in an FBI manhunt across several states for a dangerous man. But as the hunt progresses, he begins to find strange clues that point to something much different than what he has been led to believe about his quarry.

Saif Al Karak - a Jordanian son of Muhannad Al Karak, owner of almost all of Jordanian territory and large oil wells - at the age of 92, left with his God on a journey of no return, leaving behind 21 children, including Saif Can, student, with a big and promising future.

Freedom of the press is without question a must to protect the people from a possible corrupt government. But who or what protects people from a possible corrupt press? The networks that are subject to benefit from the content of its broadcasts? Networks are owned or funded by massive corporations, private entities, and or donors who are in the business to make money, not lose it.

This is the story of Catherine Hilton, a mother struggling with substance addiction and domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, Victor Sinclair. When Catherine’s home is investigated, Child Protective Services (CPS) intervenes, Victor is sent to prison, and she loses her children to the foster care system.

The second book in John Reinhard Dizon's Generations series tells the story of Teodulfo Dizon: a teenager from Bical, the San Pedro District of the Philippine Islands. Son of a decommissioned Spanish officer, Teodulfo works as a house boy in the US military sector and makes connections that change his future. He and his friends seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to America, where they eventually find themselves in San Antonio, Texas. Soon, Teodulfo becomes a dynamic figure within the Filipino community as well as with the Mexicans. But will his dreams become legend?

If you’re one of those people who’s always had a flare for the written word, writing for a living could be the perfect solution to all your future income issues. It doesn’t matter if you have any experience or not, because you’ll find everything you need to know in this ultimate guide.