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From Whence You Cannot Awake

August 25, 2018 Keith McLachlan Horror & Dark Fiction, Science Fiction

He could not get comfortable. He wasn’t in pain, just slightly uncomfortable. The cushions were soft and the couch was spacious but he kept shifting his weight, unsuccessfully trying to find a spot where he could relax. His neck hurt and he felt fat. His shoes were too tight but[…]

Long Road

September 14, 2017 Keith McLachlan Fantasy, General Fiction, Romance

The old car did not have a radio in it. Its growling engine was so loud that he was not sure he would have been able to hear any music anyway. Instead, he leaned back in his cracking leather chair and watched the world slide by, tree after tree. Outside[…]

My Silent Friend

December 30, 2016 Keith McLachlan General Fiction

Sometimes the world gets so loud. I work in an open-plan office, which is another word for hyper-extroverted socially-engineered hell. Open-plan offices are always full with prying strangers buzzing around you, incessant small talk and constant social pressure with waves of noise. I walk outside sometimes, but the office is right in[…]

Go Fetch!

June 8, 2016 Keith McLachlan General Fiction

Throw it… Come on, just throw it! Wait, wait, wait… He’s gonna throw it now. Now. Now… Now! He threw it! He threw it! He threw it! Oh, wow, what a shot! Go! Go! Go! Come on, come on, I almost got it. Almost got it. Almost. Almost. Wait… And…[…]