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• My Day In Purgatory : Part 2

  by illusionistic 22 days ago

  “Well, we don’t know what to do with you so we’re just gonna let you live.” he said.
  “Yeah!” I screamed and ran towards the e…

• 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.

• The Fog [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter 5 months 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…

• Rehabilitation Officer?

  by thebetweenspace 7 months ago

  “Rehabilitation officer? What’s rehabilitation?”

  “Rehabilitation is the process of disengaging you with everything,” Goethe …

• Too Many

  by Never Explain 8 months ago

  We did the usual prayers, and she began.
  “I stole a ton of stuff.” She murmured guiltily. “I…”
  The list went on, I was surp…

• A Spectator of Senses

  by Tad Winslow 9 months ago

  I feel insane all of the time.

  The sun goes up but it’s not bright—even when I look directly at it. At night the street …

• Purgatory

  by Nick about 1 year ago

  Where are your two bits? the hooded man — Charon — howled, his voice the darkness at the center of a void.

  “Don’t got ‘em,...