Unease Stories

Mark Luce is a clueless, kind-hearted 17 year old. Having to deal with his perverted best friend Shaw, his vicious bully Joey, a grandpa that still thinks he’s in World...

Soren, a borrower, just migrated with his two half brothers and his step-father into a new apartment complex. Though his step-father leads the family, it is his blunder...

Sleep is always following. It's never gonna leave- it's just gonna get worse.

September 24th-- doubts, fears and insecurities

When I began this poetry collection I was initially inspired by a few timeless pieces from Edger Allen Poe. It sounds cliche, but I've always had a fascination with the...

A man hikes with his wife to the place he proposed. What lay below the stars, in those secret places, those hidden from roaming eyes? Her name is Lady Wisdom. Who tread...

The last minute thoughts of brains before sleep takes over; translated into a series of short poems about various, not-particularly-connected things...

I believe that is the worst torture of all.

this is a compilation of poems both in English and Filipino. original and edited version of the posted poems...

Hikes can be nice. Wandering through nature and enjoying scenery, who wouldn't find that pleasant. Its only when you take wrong turns that they get unpleasant.

A chilling collection of horror and suspense stories written by Aiken Dao. These stories will keep you on the edge of your seat and transport you to a realm of terror an...

A short story discussing the idea of the inevitable loss of imagination that teenagers experience as they are faced wtih the hard-hitting challenges in the world. Both p...

"A-Ava, I fucked up." She's clearly getting more agitated. I am confused. I place my laptop back onto the coffee table in front of me. I stand and search for t...

Each day brings challenge and with it we grow and learn. What choices we make, what aims we seek, become part of the Moment. Will life's lessons cultivate the heart to L...

You keep falling... And falling... And falling.... Based off of a dream I had on this morning. 3/18/23

Fighting against the thoughts that go through my mind.

This is a horror vignette meant specifically for suspense and uneasiness. In this very short stort four college students are met at a house and willingly go hide and go...