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Too Far: Part XVII

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 by Alison Ver Halen
Sign advertising a psychic

Jessica is so desperate for help she’s willing to pay real money to a psychic, even though she thinks all psychics are a scam.

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Too Far: Part XVI

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by Alison Ver Halen
TV screens on the fritz

First, I can’t get on social media. Now I can’t even watch TV? That’s the last straw. This ghost has got to go.

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Part XV

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
car's sideview mirror showing a ghost sitting in the backseat of the car

Worst hitchhiker ever. And just when you think you’re rid of her, it turns out she was right behind you the whole time …

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Too Far: Part XIV

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
white lilies

Facing Addie’s parents isn’t easy, but when mom says you gotta do something, you do it. Even if it makes you face consequences.

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Too Far: Part XIII

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
girl looking at her phone with woods in the background

Addie’s death has made her a martyr, and therefore can’t possibly have done anything wrong. So where does that leave me?

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Too Far: Part XII

December 10, 2025December 12, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
mother and daughter talking on a bench outside

The meeting with the principal could have gone better and now even my mom is getting on my back about this whole mess.

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Too Far: Part XI

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
A door labeled "Principal's Office"

I try to remember what my dad said about acting contrite while I’m meeting with the principal, but wouldn’t that be admitting guilt?

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Too Far: Part X

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
woman crying and holding her phone while a guy walks away from her, a broken heart suspended in the air between them

There used to be a rule that you shouldn’t break up with someone on a phone call, but who even does phone calls anymore?

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Too Far: Part IX

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
shattered mug and coffee spill on a tiled floor

My dad hates me, I’m banned from social media, my nemesis is haunting me, and now my favorite mug is broken.

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Too Far: Part VIII

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
picture of a coffee cup being held by a woman seated and bending towards the camera. Only her torso is visible in the background.

Even my dad doesn’t know what to say to me after all this. This couldn’t mean I’m a bad person … could it?

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