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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Sub-spense: A Substack Mystery: Part Three (opens the original)

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    Author’s Note: This is a work of fiction. The characters, publications, usernames, and events depicted are fictional and are not intended to represent actual people or events. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FaXK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Snog, The Moose (opens the original)

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    Subscribe now<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="177" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UXtt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/http

  3. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    JOURNEY (opens the original)

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    Subscribe nowShe knew what a truck was.She had seen them on the road.She had seen his truck before, every time he stopped for jerky sticks.She had never been inside of one though.They had been moving for 74 minutes. Yaca drove and she sat in the seat next to him unsure what to do with herself.74 minutes. She remembered a time before when there were no clocks. Time was measured by the changing seasons and the sun and the moon.She learned to r

  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    The Miss Posture Perfect Pageant (opens the original)

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    Subscribe now“What do you mean, Earl isn’t coming?”“He’s sick. Bad seafood or something?”“What are we gonna do?”“Phone book!” said both men together.“What do I tell ‘em?”“Tell ‘em the Miss Posture Perfect Pageant needs an X-ray technician two hours ago!”<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!95EZ!,f_auto,q_

  5. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Port Hyacinth (opens the original)

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    Written for the Bizarre Harvest Writing Contest, hosted by and . Come and join us—make it weird!Subscribe now<div class="im

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