Stories tagged with "drowning"
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Sunk
by Trying to Blend 8 months ago
I am not drowning, I am sunk. Floating downwards into a bland abyss. I waited for you to come for me. I waited for you to res…
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Preflight
by White Hat about 1 year ago
I never could get used to preflight.
It’s not just the electrodes, the catheter, or the defibrillator built into the flight-...
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The Rescue
by Tad Winslow about 1 year ago
The under tow spun in the saltwater river like a transparent
snake—drowning drift wood and life alike in it’s cold
indi…
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Last Breath
by crjapan about 1 year ago
The old man sat still as the footsteps quietly approached. He knew who it was and why she was there, it didn’t bother him. He…
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Caught in the Undertow
by Soccerawesome about 1 year ago
I was slowly drifting out further and further. I couldn’t stop it. No matter how hard I swam against the undertow, it seemed …
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Into the Deep Dark
by Officially about 1 year ago
If only I could see what it was. If only I could see!
Then maybe it wouldn’t be nearly as scary. Maybe it wouldn’t be near…
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The Black, Black Room
by uselessness about 1 year ago
Hours. Surely hours have passed.
I never slept, just kept my eyes trained on the crack under the door, watching the light fa…
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Wet Face
by Officially about 1 year ago
I looked up at him from where I’d been sitting at the bottom of the pool, a bit surprised that he’d come diving in.
When he …
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Forevermore
by MissJonas1492 about 1 year ago
A mythical creature
From a watery grave
We know her not
But our souls she will save
From beginning of time
To present and pas… -
Beached
by Jono about 1 year ago
Waves pound – more water gets inside me… god I don’t want to die like this. Coughing, swallowing, choking all at once – my …
