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• Execution

  by Stovohobo 5 months ago

  The line proceeded slowly and fitfully, like an engorged centipede that’s been tortured by a selfish five-year-old. Gray peop…

• The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  I once had the world at my feet.

  I still remember the day I arrived from Paris, the glitter of it on me like the phosphores…

• Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 5 months ago

  He squeezed his eyes shut to push away the burning tears. Cold, stiff cloth covered the gurney, scratchy against his skin. Th…

• Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 5 months ago

  Steve Patricks fell back against his chair as the last applicant left the office. Running his hands through his hair, he star…

• Out of Body [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 5 months ago

  They dimmed the lights a little. Beyond the window, the featureless faces gained solidity with the absence of the florescent …

• *Deleted Draft*

  by JLaughter 5 months ago

  Sorry, couldn’t figure out how to delete a draft. So here it is.

• Kitty Howard Comes to Court (I)

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  When my uncle called me to court I was only too eager to come. There was the promise of new dresses and jewels and even more …

• Judicial Execution

  by Shannon Lowder 9 months ago

  I woke with a start.

  “Where am I?”

  Sitting upright in a darkened room, I try to reach out with my senses to tell me where …

• Doesn't Anyone Think of the Deaths

  by Fyora Cartagan about 1 year ago

  “At least you still get calls! I would be grateful even for one!” called another Death in a thick French accent. It was Death…