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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Twenty

CHAPTER TWENTY: OLD BELIEFS, NEW TERRORS Word was spreading, not from the mouths of gossipers, but through sideways glances and late-night calls. A few of the older residents were starting to talk—quietly, carefully, like folks who had been warned once long ago not to stir old ghosts. Marlene... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Nineteen

CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE EYES THAT FOLLOW Alex barely slept. Every time he drifted off, he saw them. Red orbs. Unblinking. Not glowing exactly—it is more like shimmering with the same kind of eerie refraction as oil on water. There was intelligence behind those eyes, but no warmth. Just… hunger. Cold,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Eighteen

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE SCRATCH MARK Patti screamed when she saw it. Not a shriek of panic, but a short, sharp burst of raw fear that punched through the silence like a shotgun blast. Alex bolted from the bathroom, half-shaven and still holding the electric razor, only to find her standing barefoot in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 25, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Seventeen

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE FOURTH NIGHT’S FOOTAGE Alex didn’t sleep. Lord knows he tried, but his brain wouldn’t let him. Whenever he closed his eyes, he saw those red lights… those eyes … hovering above the brush, blinking in that slow, deliberate rhythm. By morning, he was already outside with a mug... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Sixteen

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE SECOND NIGHT They adjusted the trail cam’s F-stop setting that afternoon and swapped it with a newer model from Alex’s gear stash—one he used back when he dabbled in amateur wildlife photography. It had clearer night vision and a better shutter burst. He’d never thought it would... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Fifteen

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THROUGH THE LENS The morning after the cookout and that gut-twisting growl, neither Patti nor Alex had slept much. Even the dogs were jumpy—Buster had whined half the night, pacing the living room like he was waiting for something to crash through the front door. Alex poured his... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Chapter Fourteen: Red Eyes in the Dark It was Marlene Delacroix who said it first. They were sitting around a small firepit Alex had put together out of old concrete blocks and a busted grate—nothing fancy. The fire crackled, and a few bottles clinked. The sky above was deep and velvet, with stars... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 21, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Twenty

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE THING AT THE FENCE The morning after the image appeared, the house felt different—like the walls had absorbed something during the night. Not fear, exactly. More like tension, stretched and taut, waiting to snap. Patti had barely touched her coffee. She stared at the image... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Nineteen

CHAPTER TWELVE: THE NIGHT IMAGE By the fifth night, the late spring heat hung in the air like a heavy curtain, but neither Alex nor Patti paid it much mind. They sat with a laptop on a folding table inside the screen porch, the sound of cicadas and the smell of damp earth filling the air, watching... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Eighteen

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: WHATEVER IT IS, IT’S LEARNING Alex didn’t sleep the next night, and neither did the dogs. The house was on lockdown. Every curtain was drawn, every motion sensor was tested, and every trail cam was checked twice. Patti had already loaded the data card from Camera One into the... Sign in to see full entry.

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