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Thank you. From the blackest corners of your mind, they call, pulling you deep into shadow, twisting your senses, keeping you from sleep.

It's time to face your darkest fears.

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome. Well, we're one week into our first ever flash fiction contest, and we've had some pretty

great entries so far. If that's any indication, we may have a tough call on our hands come

judging time. And you, children of the night, have the chance to make that decision even harder

by submitting a story of your own.

Head over to Tales to Terrify.com slash flash contest to take a peek at our muse,

an 1898 painting by Swiss artist Arnold Boclin entitled Plague.

Soak in the image. Let the darkness take you.

Then settle down by the fireside.

Sharpen your favorite quill.

Put pen to parchment.

Or, you know, open a new word dock or whatever.

And weave us a chilling tale of one thousand words or less that's inspired

by the stain the image of plague leaves on your retinas. If your story is selected,

you'll not only win $25 and the bragging rights of being our first ever contest winner,

but you'll also have your story narrated by one of our excellent narrators

and featured on an episode of the show. Not bad, right?

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