Chapters tagged pregnant

50 - The Image of Yig by Zeebop

Chapter 51

Anya picked up a candle. She held it in front of her in her right hand, as her left touched her chest. "There are images on my body I cannot show you. That aren't for the uninitiated," she said softly. "People think it strange that an image could do anything except shock or titi...

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56 - Tale of the Sideshow - The Girlhole by Zeebop

Chapter 57

Jason cracked open another beer. Was it the growing darkness that gave his eyes a haunted look, or simply a memory? The others leaned forward a little as he began to speak, softly at first, and then loud enough for them to hear. "I told y'all about Amelia, the Leech Girl," he sa...

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67 - Where's Mommy? by Zeebop

Chapter 68

The darkness was palpable now. Leroy cradled his candle, and seemed to search its flame for a moment. As if trying to remember something, or debating how to start. Then he spoke, in a low, sepulchral tone: "This story is called > WHERE'S MOMMY? There's no old folks' home in Da...

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68 - Where's Jenny? by Zeebop

Chapter 69

"Leroy didn't press further," Latoya said, as she held her candle. "But I did. I saw what happened next. I call this story... > WHERE'S JENNY? Who cares for the caretaker? I admit, I didn't care much at first. Not until Leroy told me what he had seen. That got my attention. Whe...

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71 - The Dunwich Doula by Zeebop

Chapter 72

Anya seemed to think, as she retrieved her next candle. They were all burnt down to only a third or less now. "We've told many stories about sex and pregnancy. We haven't had any stories yet about what it's like to actually give birth to something...unnatural. Who is there to ov...

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80 - The Case of the Grandmother's Love by Zeebop

Chapter 81

"Many people need help in their marriages," Roberta said, a hint of tiredness in her voice. She rose and found the shortest candle, the one nearest to going out. "And they do not always appreciate that help, but may benefit from it anyway. Such a thing happened in this very town....

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83 - Twelfth Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Last Plum by Zeebop

Chapter 84

Miu found the furthest candle, and brought it back. She carried with her a thin grey stick. "When the first settlers came, they brought with them a Chinese plum tree, all the way from Japan. In a strange and often hostile world, it was a symbol of hope and endurance, a piece of...

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87 - The Case of the Mandrake Root by Zeebop

Chapter 88

"Fertility," Roberta said, as she held a candle in both hands. "Reminds me of a strange case I had. Unusual. Detective Oldman called me in during the investigation. I call it > THE CASE OF THE MANDRAKE ROOT The bloodstained mattress was the centerpiece of the scene. The...

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91 - Tale of the Sideshow - Zipperlips by Zeebop

Chapter 92

Jason selected the nearest candle. Held it in his cupped hands, elbows on his knees for an uncomfortably long moment. At last, he broke the silence. "Let me tell y'all about > ZIPPERLIPS We had a dancer working the pole in the regular shows. How much she took off in a show dep...

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94 - The Case of the Brother's Gift by Zeebop

Chapter 95

"This final case," Roberta said, as she secured one of the final candles. "Is more personal than the others. It involves my brothers, August and Winter, and the unexpected consequences of a well-meant gesture. I call it > THE CASE OF THE BROTHER'S GIFT They were twins, August a...

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