Mark Sanders
Chapter 31: Conspiracy
Blogtober 2023 Smith left the room and returned with the other two agents, who were escorting Murphy and Nicole into the room with...
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Mark Sanders
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Chapter 30: Protocol
Blogtober 2023 “Are we being charged?” Clarkton asked. None of the agents identified themselves, so Clarkton assigned them the names...
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Oct 29, 20231 min read
Chapter 29: Profanity
Blogtober 2023 By sunrise, the crater was surrounded by vehicles from the sheriff's department and highway patrol, then joined by FBI and...
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Oct 28, 20231 min read
Chapter 28: Fearless
Blogtober 2023 About one-third of the ship was excavated, a gray orb with no external features. The creature’s victims dug out around it...
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Oct 27, 20231 min read
Chapter 27: Underground
Blogtober 2023 Nicole leaned out of the window and shined the lamp on the creature. It writhed as if in pain, but it made no sound, which...
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Oct 26, 20231 min read
Chapter 26: Blinded
Blogtober 2023 Nicole’s view of the sinkhole plunged into darkness as the creature descended upon the truck. She wasn’t scared; she was...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Chapter 25: Kamikaze
Blogtober 2023 The sinkhole was not a uniform crater; the hole was off-center, and the flattest part of the recession was the farthest...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
Chapter 24: Deception
Blogtober 2023 They returned to the sinkhole before sunset to take their positions and witness the progress made by the dead quarrymen....
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
Chapter 23: Breathless
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton dropped Nicole off at the funeral home and returned to his crime lab. Murphy followed him down to the basement,...
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Oct 22, 20231 min read
Chapter 22: Nightmare
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton pulled the SUV into the tall grass and weeds just short of the edge of the sinkhole crater. Not knowing how the...
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Oct 21, 20231 min read
Chapter 21: Gathering
Blogtober 2023 Since the headlights didn’t distract the group, Clarkton engaged his flashers to allow other drivers to give them a wide...
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Oct 20, 20231 min read
Chapter 20: Feral
Blogtober 2023 Nicole left the bodies uncovered, and Murphy propped open the door that Tippen had used. The three of them waited in the...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
Chapter 19: Distrust
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton handed Nicole the sample he had taken from the sinkhole, and she took it to her lab and examined it under the...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read
Chapter 18: Collision
Blogtober 2023 The number of ambulances and police vehicles in the parking lot of the funeral home made it look like the scene of a major...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
Chapter 17: Rendezvous
Blogtober 2023 When they returned to the Sheriff’s office, Murphy was checking in with the duty officer for an update on the dead and...
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
Chapter 16: Sign
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton parked on the edge of the sinkhole and deployed a thick nylon rope. He handed Murphy a pair of leather gloves and...
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Oct 15, 20231 min read
Chapter 15: Ablaze
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton and Murphy drove north out of town and turned west onto Highway 60. The leaves were ablaze with red, yellow, and...
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Mark Sanders
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Chapter 14: Despondent
Blogtober 2023 “Cover him up and lock the door,” Clarkton said. “I’ve got an idea.” “Shouldn’t we call the coroner?” “She’ll be with us...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
Chapter 13: Ghostly
Blogtober 2023 Clarkton drove to the Sheriff’s office after completing his investigation at the funeral home. As expected, there were no...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Chapter 12: Panic
Blogtober 2023 The phone woke Clarkton up at 4:37 a.m. according to his bedside clock. Years of police work had conditioned him to be...
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