I, the undermentioned
The tune bobbed along. She didn’t have to think, not while the song played it’s merry, morbid, way out. The voice was familiar, she remembered it weaving out…
The Realm of Hades
Hail the victorious dead! A bit more than a month ago, my amazing Grandad sadly passed away. He was a great man, and it's been eating away at me. So I guess I should let go of the pain. And I would apprecaite it if you all helped me. And you can help me with words. On those of you gathered here today, no oath or bond is placed on you to go further than you will. I guess I should tell you the task. You have to write about some aspect of death. A reaction to death, a death itself, the investigation of a death (crime lovers), or even the journey beyond. For those who take part, I appreciate it sincerely. Thankyou for listening.
Challengers
7 entriesLa Divina Commedia II
Virgil pointed at the low houses, built of white adobe, that lined the black sanded beach. Then up further, to the neat rows of vines that laced the hillside…
Bent and Broken
Sara stood at the podium, crying. Two closed coffins wreathed in flowers lay between her and the rest of the black-clad mourners. The two families had thought…
Charon
Charon had always been my favorite dog. He’d been a big, gentle, goofy mastiff, and I still missed him 50 years later. He knew better than to jump onto the…
Office at the Point of Departure
Folders under one arm, and her helmet tucked under the other SSgt Strykes shuffled through the dark hallways. Drab cement walls met her on all sides, as no…
Don't
Adam peered through the window into the brightly lit nursery. His wife had given birth to a second son. There at the time, he saw the pain of childbirth in her…
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
“Come with me,” Death said gently to the boy. “It’s time to go home to heaven.” “No,” the boy replied. “I’m not going. You’re a stranger and I am not supposed…