Tales from the World Next Door: a short story collection

Did everything seem nice and every day until you noticed human bones in your neighbor's trash? Or Bigfoot dressed like Santa? Maybe you can't quite put your finger on it, but something seems off. Well, my friend, you slipped free from your day-to-day humdrum existence to find yourself in a world much like your own but far more prosperous and stranger. You have found yourself in the world next door.Read the quirky, creepy, and satisfying tales from Author Joshua D. Taylor. ~ ~ ~The Most Beautiful Girl in the WorldThe only rule was that she had to stay inside the perimeter they had set up for her. Her caretakers made sure there were no people in it before letting her out to play. But sometimes, even the best plans fall apart.Bad ToothShelly cringed as she thought about the astronomical number at the bottom of the check. Alexis removed the pliers by their handle. She opened her mouth wide as she reached the pliers into the back to clamp down on her bottom molars. Alexis dropped the bloody gold tooth on the metal tray with a satisfying clink.Out of Depths“Closer? It’s six or seven meters long in a couple of feet of water; it can’t get any closer. It's too shallow.”“Never underestimate our quarry, Huxley. That is how people die," Henry said into theradio, thinking of Quinn's crew.

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