Posts by Jeremy Ray

This story was crafted around words sent by newsletter subscribers. See below the story for the full list of words and their synonyms.CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT “I mean you no harm.”Medusa…

Other dogs in the neighborhood bark as the couple walks by.Not Maybe;he waits for themand pushes his head through the fence, expecting pets.Instead, they run across the road,nearly getting hit…

Paul slammed the manuscript down on Ilene’s glass table.“Hey pal! You know how much I paid for this?” The wealthy old actress inspected it for damage. In truth, she had…

My father and I would go hunting for water puddles after a storm. He used to tell me that the reflections were Helens and her dads in other realities looking…

Five-year-old Eli leaned against the dock. Walter hoped that a fish pulling on the line would coax his son over. No dice; little Eli watched in furrowed judgment. Walter had…

She can’t stop crying as she watches her body floating on the lake.One morning swim alone, one cramp, and now it is all over.Dead at 22.She was going to make…

Her eyes twinkled and sparkled like stars,filled to the brim with love for him.Her mouth was covered by blankets,but he could tell from her eyes that she hid an ear-to-ear…

They done a awful good job, I’ll give them that.The mashed potatoes and gravy are almost as good as Gamma’s.Fried chicken is better.Offer it to my visitor,but he don’t wanna…

Hopper’s hand shook as he lifted the shot glass.Three months sober,the longest he’d gone.​Drink, the spirits inside him whispered. ​​He closed his eyes and inhaled.The sweet fumes excited the spirits.​Drink! ​​He brought it…

“Wow, what a view,” says the man dangling in Apexman’s arms.​The man smiles as they soar,unbecoming of a human who just jumped out of a 30-story building. ​​“Would you mind going…