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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.

Before we dive in, I just wanted to slip a little bug in your ear about our submissions.

Yes, we're open for full submissions, and yes, we've doubled our rate for original stories,

which, I might add, has resulted in a record-breaking submissions period so far.

But one thing we're particularly hungry for is some more flash fiction, tiny morsels of two thousand words or less that chill the bones in the most potent way.

So, if you've got any little worms wriggling around that imagination of yours, threatening to

eat their way out through your gray matter.

I promise. Let them out, and we'll take very good care of them. Visit tales to terrify.com

slash submissions for details and a link to submit. Whether you're a first-time author or have

a legion of terrors to your name,

"'we'd love to hear from you.

"'A huge thank you this week

"'goes out to our newest patron, John Montgomery.

"'Thank you for feeding the ravenous darkness, John.

"'It not only helps us keep bringing

"'these terrifying tales,

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