Janice R. Andrews
The far-right AfD won a historic election in Thuringia, which is a turning point in German politics.
1. The “Digital Legacy”
An old USB drive had a folder called “Memories,” but all the pictures on it were of me sleeping in my bed. The last file was a video of someone slowly opening my bedroom door. It was just taken a moment ago.
2. “The Grin”
I looked in the mirror and saw that my image started to smile, but my face stayed still. The smile got bigger until it reached both ears, and then it said, “I’m coming.”
3. “The Uninvited Guest”
We heard footsteps in the attic, but we didn’t know there wasn’t a ghost until we moved out. The cops found a bed, food leftovers, and a journal that wrote down everything we did.
4. “Static Screams”
It seemed like every time I turned on the TV, all I saw was fuzz. But I could hear someone calling my name. Last night, the whispers turned into screams, and I looked at the screen and saw my own face.
5. The “Invisible Friend”
There are family secrets that my daughter shouldn’t know about her new “imaginary” friend that she talks about. She told me yesterday that her friend doesn’t like me and promised to tell me tonight why.
6. “The Last Breath”
He screamed in fear as he woke up in the hospital bed and saw that the machine showed a flatline. Even though they put a sheet over him, he was still wide awake and couldn’t move or scream.
7. Title: “The Homecoming”
I smiled when I opened my front door after a long trip and saw myself sitting on the couch. “You’ve been gone too long,” my buddy said, “and I’ve grown too comfortable to leave.”
8. “Silent Song”
The old music box in the attic began to play by itself. The tune was strange and spooky. When I picked it up, I saw that it didn’t have a wind-up device inside. Instead, it was just a recording of me singing the tune while I slept.
