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The Stray

On 22 May 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn Horror, Weird Tales1 Comment

(7 minute read) by Anne Lowe (U.K) The sound of scratching accompanied by the lashing rain forced Lydia awake. She must have dozed off in front of the TV. There it was again. She turned down the volume, opened the door and found the cat, a scrawny creature and not one she recognised from the …

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