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The Albion Inn by Alyx Barter

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The Albion Inn in Savannah teems with ghosts, but they don't bother the innkeeper Jesse Hawthorne, until a TV crew comes to investigate. Image generated with OpenAI Being in the Albion Inn was a bit like being in the woods in the deep of summer. Spirits buzzed incessantly in Jess's ear like cicadas, loud when he noticed them and white noise when he didn't, blending into the foliage until their absence became more noticeable than their presence. That afternoon, the spirits had been particularly loud, as a visitor with negative energy had checked out just a few hours ago. The speculation was that she'd been a murderer, or something worse. Not that it was any of Jess's business. "Hush," he muttered, as a chill went down his spine. Tabitha, the ghost of an old maid, swirled away irritably, but he didn't care. As the inn's clerk, he demanded few benefits, but not being touched by the dead was one of them. "Can't you go haunt some other room?...

Teeth and Consequences by V.S. Kemanis

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A delivery driver is bitten by a dog owned by a dangerous woman, and engages a hapless lawyer to sue her. Image generated with OpenAI Pumped on adrenaline, Sean sped to the ER, blood-soaked sneaker flooring the gas. Blasting into the 15-mph driveway, the MetroMeals van swerved erratically and jerked to a stop behind a parked ambulance. Even the sick and injured had to pass security in this small suburban hospital serving a low-rent neighborhood. Minimum-wage guard Taddeo was manning the checkpoint when Sean limped through the public entrance at 4:15pm. An orderly rushed over with a wheelchair. In precisely choreographed haste, Taddeo helped Sean empty his pockets into a plastic tray, and the orderly pushed him through the metal detector to the reception desk. Behind the glass barrier, the intake clerk needed a few details before unlocking the inner doors to admit Sean. Standing nearby, Taddeo overheard "delivery" and "dog bite" and "right calf." Plenty of ...