Tag: carnival
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The Carnival Mysteries: Time After Time
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Oct. 27, 2023) — [Read Parts 1 and 2 of this story here and here. – Ed.] Year after year, I come back to these old fairgrounds, just hoping to find you once more. A cloud passes over the full moon. My watch begins to beep, alerting me to the…
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The Carnival Mysteries: The Circus Haunting
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Oct. 20, 2023) — [Read Part 1 of this story here.] “Try your luck!” With a toothless smile, the old woman offered a putrid green potion. The awkward youth lifted his shaking hand to accept the glass bottle. Suddenly, the curtains to the striped tent flew open. A tall, slender…
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The Carnival Mysteries: The Strongman
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Oct. 13, 2023) — The mechanical arm slowly rose back into place. Trembling, Dylan straightened himself up as he stared into the cold eyes of the automaton. He was unaware of the screams from the nearby roller coaster, the flashing lights of the midway and “Palisades Park” blasting over the…