Oct 6, 2017

A person that looks suspiciously like yourself aggressively approaches you on the street. They are wearing concealing clothing, but you can see their face. They seem to be much older than you and have a scar on their face that is not on yours.

You begin to ask a question, but you are interrupted by the mystery person the moment you open your mouth. "No," they say. "I’m not." They hand you an envelope, then disappear into a vegan bakery you’ve never seen.

Inside the envelope is a message:

"Hey, everybody! This is Benjamin Gray, the author of The Wolf in the Woods. The book is now knocking on the door to fifth place in the Inkshares Horror Contest. All I need is a couple more orders to close the gap. When I do get into the top five, I’ll release another story. Please message me, reply to this email, or comment in the ’Discussion’ tab on TWITW’s Inkshares page to tell me which story you want to read!

I also still need reviews and recommendations on the "Review" tab on TWITW’s Inkshares page! This costs zero dollars, the scariest amount of money possible.

To the authors receiving this message: Stephen King says that a good writer spends at least four hours a day writing or reading. How about you get some of your reading in for the day by reading one of the free, complete stories offered on TWITW’s Inkshares page?

Thanks for your time. Go get a snack.

--Ben"

After reading, you try to find your doppelganger inside the vegan bakery, but they are nowhere to be found. What you do find, however, is an excellent eggless rye.