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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Friday, April 18, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Seventeen

The dogs stopped barking just after 2:00 a.m. That was the first clue that something was wrong. Normally, they'd go off at a raccoon sneezing on the other side of the fence, but now, the silence was almost deafening. Patti sat upright in bed, holding her breath. She didn't even hear the frogs. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Sixteen

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SHAPE IN THE STATIC The image haunted them. Patti had printed it out and pinned it to the corkboard above the desk. Not because it was clear, but because it wasn’t. Every time she looked at it, her mind tried to make sense of the figure. Tried and failed. “ I swear its legs bend... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Fifteen

Later That Night Alex stepped into the backyard with Buster trotting close to his side. The air was cooler tonight, and the nearly full moon hung low over the fence line. He scanned the treetops and shadows below them. The western edge of the property remained a darker mass—its dense growth seemed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Beyond the Fence - Chapter Fourteen

CHAPTER TWELVE: THE FOG LIFTS A LITTLE Patti stood in front of the computer, her arms crossed, her brow deeply furrowed as she leaned in, staring at the latest photo from the trail cam. The blur had shape now—a shadow with limbs, maybe. “ Do you see that?” she asked, pointing at the screen without... Sign in to see full entry.

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