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Jennifer Peaslee's avatar

Delightful! Gave me the creeps.

Reina Cruz's avatar

I know revealing the monster could ruin it, but I'm so curious! Who is the meeting with??

Chris Hicks's avatar

My favorite part of writing NoSleep was we never had to reveal the monster, but in this instance it’s the entity haunting the building. It disapproved of him eliminating the ghost during his root cause analysis investigations.

Eric O'Neal's avatar

Reading this in the dark maybe wasn't the best idea.

Saint-Lazare's avatar

Chilling story!!!

Andrea Reyes's avatar

Well done how you condensed the real and final horror of no escape into a single paragraph. It's like he's in that cramped space, completely trapped, with the blood from the emojis dripping into his lap:)

Chris Hicks's avatar

At one of my previous jobs, my office was a converted supply closet. I think I tapped into that memory as I was writing this.

Alicia's avatar

This is a fantastic story, Chris!! So creepy - you really conveyed a feeling of dread. And anyone who's worked in the corporate world can relate to this. Excellent work.

Chris Hicks's avatar

Thanks! This is my third workplace horror story, more to come!

Alicia's avatar

From the sound of it, you’ve worked in the same type of horrible places I have…

M. Majeris's avatar

You should've gone live on Substack instead!