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• Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 17 days 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 17 days 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 17 days 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 17 days ago

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

• Rats and Angels

  by THX 0477 21 days ago

  There exists a stark difference between the darkness you create and the darkness that steals upon you. One is a refuge, the o…

• Hell of a Lease

  by John Perkins 23 days ago

  “What happens if I say no?” Her sense of balance in a fight for survival with gravity. Oops, maybe I made her too calm, the…

• Hell of an Idea

  by The Unnamable 23 days ago

  Tapping a curled talon on his middle horn, the demon stared down at the ball of stress that was Eva Freeman. This just wouldn…

• Hell of an Apartment

  by The Unnamable 24 days ago

  Laboriously climbing the wooden staircase, Eva gritted her teeth and vexed the landlord. He’d promised the old Otis elevator …

• The Fog [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 29 days ago

  The fog was everywhere. Milky white, curling away from his face and body as he moved through it, only to snap shut behind him…

• A Find Day In Hell 2

  by ALRO613 (~LoA~) about 1 month ago

  A distant rumble shook the ground beneath my feet, as I dove into a cave. The stampede of hooved feet tromped past. There had…