It was cloudy that day, warmer than usual in Pasadena, Texas. By evening it was still in the upper eighties. Texans will tell you, it’s not just the heat; the humidity there can take lead from your step, and some say it's why, on November 14, 2008, two men lay dead from an otherwise straightforward 911 call.

A computer technician, a native son of the Lone Star State, Arlen Hunter was twice divorced and newly retired. His days were spent in the woods hunting deer, or fishing for crappie, catfish and bass.

That night in November, at 10:33, Arlen sat in his kitchen and stared at a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. He was trying to decide between chocolate and glazed. He went with the chocolate; life was too short. His second wife, Judy, was always at him about eating better. She yammered away, first with the donuts, then with the beer. Like a grown man can’t have a Bud now and then. She kept on and on and would not let it go; he cold cocked her

"Hungry Bones" is a 2024 young adult fantasy/horror novel by Louise Hung, who worked as a magazine and scriptwriter before writing this book. It is set in contemporary times, and has unambiguously supernatural elements.

Molly Teng is a 13 year old Chinese-American girl who has been carried across the United States by her freewheeling mother, Dot. In a bit of relatable content that could have been the basis of a non-supernatural themed book, Molly resents her mother's constant

I booked a one-night stay at a hostel in the city I moved away from. Check-in time is 15:00 on Monday. I need to get away from here. I need to stop obsessing over someone else's problem and focus on my own shit. I've been too scared to go back. I have unfinished business that I need to deal with, and I can't put it off any longer. I need to remind myself that I didn't run away. I left because I had to, and even though my final memories of the city were painful, that doesn't mean that I should just