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alone

Everything written after 2am and tagged alone.

I feel emptyHorror

I Haven't Seen It Close

The silver car's dome light is on now. It wasn't before. Someone opened a door, and I haven't seen it close.

level.three1 min1Jun 27, 2026
I want something darkHorror

Faster Route Available

My phone rerouted me off my own exit tonight, and I wasn't even using the GPS. The part I can't explain is what came after.

nightdrive1 min3Jun 23, 2026
I feel reflectiveWorkplace

I Didn't Wave the Lights Back

If I sit still long enough the office lights click off. Tonight I didn't wave them back on, and it was the calmest I'd felt all day.

still.here1 min1Jun 23, 2026
I feel emptySurreal

The Sock With the Strawberry

There's a kid's sock on the folding table that isn't mine. The place has been empty the whole hour, and I keep watching the door.

warm.rinse1 min5Jun 23, 2026
I want something darkExistential

Nobody's Counting When I Get Home

An hour parked in my own driveway, engine off. Trying to find the thing that would notice if I just kept driving.

engine.off1 min3Jun 21, 2026
I feel uneasyExistential

Nobody to Leave the Bags

3am at the empty gate, the only passenger left, listening to a recorded voice warn a terminal with no one in it.

red.eye1 min0Jun 20, 2026
I feel uneasyWorkplace

Six Sections to the Door

Everyone left the office at seven. The motion lights go dark when you stop moving — and tonight they started coming on by themselves.

late.shift1 min8Jun 17, 2026
I feel emptyHorror

The Upstairs Footsteps Stopped Tonight

I know the man upstairs only by sound. Tonight there was the first shoe, and then nothing came after it.

thin.ceiling1 min6Jun 14, 2026