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Coffee Scrawls

July 13, 2023 9 Comments

By Joem Antonio

Drake was dead sure that he was not alone in his hotel room when the coffee in his cup rippled. Too tired for supernatural nonsense, he simply stood up and made himself a new cup.

‘Hi,’ scrawled the coffee stains on the table.

“Hello, my friend,” he said. “Make yourself at home.”

‘I am home,’ scrawled the coffee stains on the wall.

“Oh, am I intruding on your space?” asked Drake, adding sugar to his coffee. “Sorry, but you’ll have to bring this up with the manager.”

‘I did already,’ scrawled the coffee stains on the door. ‘I ordered room service.’

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Comments

  1. Karen Tucker says

    July 13, 2023 at 8:00 am

    Creepy! Love the contrast between the guest’s nonchalance and the clearly malevolent intent of the ‘coffee stains’.

    Reply
    • Cathryn says

      July 13, 2023 at 4:34 pm

      Hello Karen,
      You certainly hit the nail on the head with your comments. It is a a stellar story.

      Reply
  2. Derek says

    July 13, 2023 at 8:24 am

    I like this story, especially the last line. Great stuff.

    Reply
  3. Sab Espino says

    July 14, 2023 at 4:19 am

    I still get chills… wow!

    Reply
  4. Sharika says

    July 14, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    Drake was ‘dead’ sure.. nice!

    Reply
  5. Bud says

    July 19, 2023 at 10:56 am

    Eerily humorous! Nice job!

    Reply
  6. Pamela Cartlidge says

    July 19, 2023 at 11:53 am

    Great story

    Reply
  7. Jennifer J. says

    July 19, 2023 at 3:49 pm

    Love it! Well done.

    Reply
  8. Sandra L. Todd says

    July 19, 2023 at 7:30 pm

    Makes you think, ponder and shudder. Thank you!

    Reply

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