by Eric Shun (エリック旬) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/65716.html) “Something is wrong with me. Every time I try to sleep, all I see is him.” Ogiwara closed his eyes, waiting for the throbbing in his head to subside. These past few months had been difficult for him. Day by day his body continued to fall apart; first the […]
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Oct
The Festival Of Hungry Ghosts
by Marou (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/65015.html) It was a sweltering August night. The air was humid and the dust kicked up by the wind only seemed to make the world hazy – like one giant mirage spanning from street to street. It was like taking the lid off a pot of boiling water and being blasted with […]
16
Oct
Black Umbrella In The Rain
by Rei (レイ) illustrated by ah_chan (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/62879.html) After the graduation ceremony on Thursday, Sato’s parents decided a family vacation was in order. Instead of moving into Endo’s house for a week like he planned to, Sato was told to pack a week’s worth of clothes and prepare for a six-hour drive to Nikkō. He […]
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Oct
Falling Action
by Wo Xi Huan (我喜歡) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/60105.html) The trees used to be people. All the little elf children knew this, sang sad songs to ward off their snatching spirits, danced melancholy dances to appease their uneasy souls. The adults would watch and whisper to themselves, hss, hss, and the children would dance. Winters would dash […]
16
Oct
You Drive Me Crazy
by Shinju Yuri (真珠百合) illustrated by calintz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/62003.html) The first person Walter had ever fallen in love with had attracted his attention by hitting him over the head with her wax-headed doll, and bursting into tears when he started bleeding. The resemblance was sometimes striking, he thought, looking over at Frederick. He wondered what […]
16
Oct
Ingmar Bergman Is Dead
by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色 墨) and Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/63693.html) I didn’t die. That was the worst part. — I didn’t cross the street. That was it. I don’t remember why, it was some small thing, some little thing, like maybe there was someone scary on the other side, or the line at the Jamba […]
16
Oct
Lost And Found
by Newtypeshadow illustrated by festivewind (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/63854.html) Notes: Dedicated to theillusionist in honor of her birthday and all-around awesomeness. Betaed with patience by shadowgoddess42, pulsebeat, and rosalyn_angel. — It was a warm day, and sunlight streamed through the leaves and onto the ground, sprinkling fallen logs and tree trunks and curious ferns with dappled light and […]
16
Oct
Dawn
by Hashinaka Choko (橋中蝶子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/65419.html) The doorbell rang again, and this time Nick waded through the crowd of party guests, most of them with alcohol of some kind in their hands, to get the door. He swayed sideways, tripped over the hem of his robe, stumbled, and caught himself on the doorknob. Somehow, it […]
16
Oct
Mike Dies At The End
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by sairobi (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/61440.html) Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt. If you already happen to know the awful secret behind the universe, feel free to skip ahead. Let’s say a hipster is chatting you up […]
16
Oct
Canaan Falls
by Tsukizubon Saruko (月図凡然る子) illustrated by wredwrat (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/60769.html) I. The first thing I thought when I saw Bobby Leonard again was that I had never expected to see him old. The Bobbys of the world followed James Dean’s advice, and his example, I guess; they got shot holding up all-night liquor stores by some […]
16
Oct
Grim Haunting
by Sora Junko (空 純子) illustrated by marourin (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/61274.html) Please note that this is the second story in the Grim series. You may want to go read the first one before reading this one, but this story does stand on its own. — As he passed through Budapest, James Grim became certain that he […]
16
Oct
The Fortune-Telling Doll
by Sakana Sara (魚 サラ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/62238.html) Note to self, I thought sourly, never ever ever go to the surf shop next to the B&N if time is an issue and Ray is with you, not even to buy a single bar of wax. As usual, we were going to miss the half hour of […]
16
Oct
Ored’s Song
by Zack (ザックス) illustrated by amei (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/59476.html) Ored stared intently as the drops of blood dispersed in the water, turning into red wisps of smoke and then disappearing altogether. And still, no one came. He had already poured all of the alcohol in the river, and the other offerings were gone as well. All […]
16
Oct
The Tale Of The Crimson Cloak
by Critical Strike (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/65922.html) As a child I never feared the Great Forest. There were all manner of tales told of the dark woods surrounding my hometown that were meant to frighten children into good behavior, to keep them in line. Oh, I was told those tales as well as any other child of […]
16
Oct
Sea Story
by Ryuukotsu Kouji (竜骨公事) illustrated by Grace (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/62523.html) ET: Electronics Technician, a rating, or job, in the Navy. An ET3 outranks an ET Seaman. They repair and maintain radios, radar, navigation equipment, and other electronic gear. Radioman: Another Navy rating. They’re the operators of the radio equipment that ETs repair and maintain. USNS: United […]
