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The Ghost of Keg and Cask
Proof that ghosts are real
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Tom Beck
Infinity Org
A letter from the President and CEO of Anderson Lake detailing a bold new initiative for the future
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Tom Beck
The Unheard Anguish of the World
How to prioritize your goals, clear your head, and find inner peace at last
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Tom Beck
How to Disappear Completely
Or how to quit social media in three easy steps
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Visionary
A review of the Apple Vision Pro—a totally normal device and not at all a dystopian prelude of horrors to come.
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Tom Beck
What Comes at Christmas
My mother is dead, but I don't believe it. It's a trick—and a nasty one. She wants me home for Christmas.
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Tom Beck
Concordia Flight 1337
When a family attempts to take a holiday flight, their journey is derailed by a toxic fog, Kafkaesque security checks, and a wormhole that sends them…
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Tom Beck
And the Smell of the Ground
Buy the next generation of The Locket™ today! It knows you better than you know yourself. It can do everything—if you only give it a chance.
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Tom Beck
The Tower
When a young man takes his daughter for a walk, he discovers a mysterious castle that hides a deeply buried secret.
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The Pit
In the darkness, there is only the pit. In the pit, there is nothing. There is no escape, no hope. Only the pit.
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Tom Beck
Home Tour
So glad you could come! Sit and have a cup of coffee. Stay awhile.
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Tom Beck
The Stranger
A couple is confronted with a moral dilemma when they discover what their neighbor has secretly created.
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