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The Changing Room

February 1, 2026 11 Comments

By Gordon Eggener

He’d been in there a half hour now, grunting and groaning. I pounded on the door again.

“Please go away. I’m changing in here!”

Bullshit! He hadn’t even brought any merchandise in with him!

“Sir, I’m calling the police.”

That seemed to do the trick. The lock clicked. The door creaked open.

Long fingers wrapped around the frame. There was a puff of fetid breath, a flash of yellow eyes. And the fur. So much fur.

Saliva dripped off wicked fangs into the carpet below.

I can admit when I’m wrong. It looked like he’d been changing in there after all.

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Comments

  1. Ephra Behn says

    February 1, 2026 at 8:36 am

    Funny! The woods were not available? Well done tale. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Nicole says

    February 1, 2026 at 9:19 am

    A fun-paranormal turn of phrase! I’d read the next chapter.

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    • paloma says

      February 1, 2026 at 9:43 am

      Really like how the creature is left to reader interpretation, very fun

      Reply
  3. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    February 1, 2026 at 9:45 am

    Fantastic 🙂 I bet the writer had fun penning this. There are shades of the Eighties film Teenwolf in here, only this would make for more entertaining viewing!

    Reply
  4. Virginia says

    February 1, 2026 at 10:54 am

    This is such a delightful short. It’s witty, spooky, and so funny. I love the writing style too.

    Reply
  5. Mike Keyser says

    February 1, 2026 at 11:20 am

    Nice twist. I didn’t see that coming… nice!

    Reply
  6. David says

    February 1, 2026 at 12:03 pm

    Fun twist.

    Reply
  7. Bud Pharo says

    February 4, 2026 at 10:31 am

    Ha! The last line is a killer!

    Reply
  8. Patti R. says

    February 4, 2026 at 11:53 am

    Very fun!! I want to know what happens next. Well done!

    Reply
  9. Alan Moskowitz says

    February 5, 2026 at 7:45 pm

    Good one! Thank you!

    Reply
  10. ELIZABETH says

    February 9, 2026 at 8:29 am

    Thanks for the laugh!

    Reply

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