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The Dreams of a Dying Man

A cancer patient tricks his friends into dating each other in order to spy on them and reveal their lies so that he can truly know them before its too late. (warning: 11,368 words)

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I made a basket

there was nothing to go in it

if there had been a thing, it would be clutter

if there hadn’t, the basket itself is clutter

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Raymond County Library has officially been defunded, and this is what the people of Raymond County had to say about it. 

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The story of the boogeyman cools down so that you can get some snacks while waiting for the curtains to open up again. 

Hope you enjoy! If this is the first you’re hearing of Mr. Daark, there’s always time to catch up! All chapters link to both chapter one and the next chapter for easy reading.

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The hometown legends of the semi-intelligent fanatic Wyatt Emerson are true. The plot thickens for Mr. Daark and Jax as they try to persuade the ungovernable Wyatt Emerson that there is no plot against his way of life.

Remember, you can catch up on Mr. Daark at any time since all chapters link back to chapter 1 for ease of access. 

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new substack post

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New chapter of Mr. Daark!

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You know how historians say, “They were just friends.”? Well, this weeks installment of Mr. Daark has been dedicated to all straight male friendships that leave a person tomato-faced!

Hope you enjoy! If this is the first you’re hearing of Mr. Daark, there’s always time to catch up! All chapters link to chapter one and the next chapter for easy reading. 

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You’ve all been waiting and wondering. What is Mr. Daark like when he’s not peering through a closet into someone’s bedroom? Now’s your chance to find out.

New to the series? It’s not too late to catch up! Chapters are posted weekly, and each chapter has a link for beginners to read the first chapter. 

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New chapter of Mr. Daark up on my substack.

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If you missed last weeks installment of Mr. Daark, there’s always time to catch up! Here’s what you should know:

Aaron Jax is an accountant at Pax Co. Oil. Pax Co. is talking about buying farmland from Austin Daark, which happens to have a large amount of crude oil hidden beneath. Daark’s power’s of charm and terror are alluring, and Daark has a secret that only Jax knows. Mr. Daark is the boogeyman.

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"While the elites jerked off to the idea of Mr. Daark’s oil, Jax saw Daark as somewhere between the boogeyman and the devil. Jax never let the image morph into the prince of darkness himself, but Daark at least incited the image of a child’s nightmare. Daark paraded around Jax’s thoughts so often that it almost qualified as an addiction. In still moments, Daark was there. When his wife talked about her day, Jax slipped off into a fantasy conversation with the dark man in all white clothes. Sometimes he came to mind when Jax made love, and his wife could tell he was— well—preoccupied with other thoughts. He got a stupid look on his face like he wasn’t there anymore, his eyes focused on her hair or her breasts, but never quite on her. His view seemed shallow and clouded."

Mr. Daark (chapter 1) by Daniel Redd https://danielredd.substack.com/p/mr-daark-1

Ladies and Gentlemen, The straightest man at Pax Co. Oil, Aaron Jax. 

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Aaron Jax once loved nothing more than his wife and son, but now he’s got his eyes on a man. Jax works at Pax Co. Oil as an accountant, and his company has recently been talking about striking up a deal with a man named Austin Daark to buy a plot of farmland, which is brimming with crude oil. Mr. Daark is terrifying and alluring, and he has a secret that only Jax knows. Mr. Daark is the boogeyman.

In the unsettling rental homes that Jax’s family occupied after a housefire, Jax came face to face with the man who haunts closets in the night. Now that the two meet again, Mr. Daark’s powers of terror and charm are difficult to resist. Daark has plans to use Jax for information to gain an upper hand on negotiations, and Jax is just happy to be involved with Mr. Daark, no matter the cost. Be it obsession, friendship, or just a good financial decision, their secretive partnership within Pax Co. Oil is destined to be earthshattering for all the lives surrounding Daark and Jax.

Mr. Daark is a 15-part weekly series that you can read on my substack, and I highly recommend checking it out if only to unravel the enigmatic relationship between Austin Daark and Aaron Jax.

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new story up on my substack

read it here: https://danielredd.substack.com/p/floor-23?sd=pf