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[–] null 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Can we read these stories anywhere?

[–] dharmacurious 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Sadly not. Probably the best thing I've ever written. Several hundred pages. But they were written on old security log sheets (written as log entries while bored doing night shift security at a warehouse), and they ended up lost or destroyed when I moved. I've considered rewriting them, though.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So it was your warehouse they were haunting. Always write what you know about.

[–] dharmacurious 1 points 1 hour ago

Yep! Well, not mine. Owned by a massive German company. But I worked there for several years, and reported on the weirdness my coworker/friend and I experienced in a funny and lighthearted way. One of the reasons I don't think I can recreate it, though, is that I have a terrible memory. I can recall the broad strokes (the freakishly large beetles, the weekend hauntings, et cetera, et cetera), but there were characters in it based on coworkers and clients and I don't think I can recreate those anywhere near accurately.

[–] null 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The premise sounds fun, and apparently it's informed by experience, so I hope you do!

[–] dharmacurious 2 points 1 hour ago

It was a fun way to pass the night shift. I would do 2 or 3 twelve hour log sheets per shift, over the course of a few years. My favorite characters were the vampires who sat shiva for themselves, based on a concept from my 2005ish Myspace girlfriend. Lol. Every time they uncover the mirrors and there's no reflection they start the process over.