Get the entire story posting schedule here! The Boathouse by Brian Letendre July 15, 1978 “I’m pretty sure Director Spencer wouldn’t be on board with this,” Harry nervously offered from the shadows of the lower bunk. “Shut up, dickweed,” Chad snapped. “You’re just lucky we didn’t think of this when you were a counselor-in-training. You got off light. All you had to do was swim to the other side of the lake and back.” “Yeah—naked,” Harry moaned. “And then you guys hid my clothes and I had to walk back to my cabin while you all sl[...]
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0 Get the entire story posting schedule here! Blink Fly by Victoria Nations Blink Fly, and it started like this. The camp was fine when I left it. The girls were fine, and who cared if I hiked off because screw them, that's why. They were happy with an afternoon siesta after kitchen duty, and I was happy to have an hour without listening to them swoon over Counselor Jimmy. Fainting out in the Texas heat was preferable, believe me. The sun made the orange rocks and pale plants glaze together, and everything looked like stained glass by the time I[...]
Get the entire story posting schedule here! Deja Vu by Kat Daemon Betty placed her swim goggles securely in the side pocket of her suitcase, closed it, and zipped it shut. Clicking the lock, her belongings were now secure. It was a lock that needed a code. Betty learned her lesson last year. A regular lock can be picked. A bobby pin is all you need, and where she was going there was an abundance of bobby pins. She wasn’t in the mood for fishing her training bras out of the lake or climbing a tree to get her sneakers. The lock held the illusion of pr[...]
Get the entire story posting schedule here! aLICE by mICHELLE cEASAR dAVIS “Brayden, do you need anything before Daddy and I leave?” Stephanie Hogan asked. “I’m ten,” he said, tossing his duffel bag under the bunk bed. “Would you please stop calling yourselves mommy and daddy?” “Be nice to your mom…” Ryan Hogan stopped himself before saying the second syllable. “This is your first time at camp.” “But I’ve spent a week at Nana’s before.” He rolled his eyes and then turned to look at his mother. “Why is this so hard fo[...]
Get the entire story posting schedule here! Shadow lake by cait greer “It’s just a story, Cam. It’s not like there’s actually a monster in the lake.” Everly hops on one foot, adorably trying to pull her other sneaker on without untying it. “Everyone knows that’s just something the counselors made up years ago to scare the kids so they wouldn’t try to go swimming at night.” Camryn snickers behind her. “You mean exactly like we’re doing?” “Exactly.” Everly’s shoe finally slides on just as she tilts too far to the side, but[...]