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A Story Every Day in 2024 August 20th 233/366
"It's time."
I looked around and couldn't be sad about leaving. Shit-hole.
They reckon your life flashes in front of your eyes before you die; I thought that happened in like a car crash or something.
Those three words, I remembered from being a kid, playing. For some reason, it brought a tear to my eye. Shut that down straightaway. Tears are for pussies.
I don't look back. Regret nothing.
But the world will regret this lethal injection. Kill me? I'm a fucking warrior!
My face will live on: a poster boy for all that's right and all that's White.
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100 words exactly
Another drabble for today. Now I'm off to do some knitting.
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Comments (16)
Short but dramatic piece! This character’s narrative voice went from rough to repulsive in just a few beats! Nicely done!
How did you convey so much in so few words. What an ending…. What a nasty piece of work. Great stuff. (Almost - perhaps more importantly- what are you knitting?)
Oh damn! That was unexpected. At first, I felt sorry for the guy...then not so much. Excellent story, especially in such a short format.
A very polarizing drabble indeed... I like the way you captured the essence of the character in such a crucial part of their story... the ending! Very clever Rachel! Enjoy your knitting!
I wish there were fewer people in the world with this mentality, but that's not happening. A nice Aran sweater would be nice.
Crusaders are inherently dangerous. But crusaders who are motivated by hate put the entire world at risk. Exceptional tale, Rachel! You need to photograph some of your knitting with your pals on Vocal! 😊
Wow - that's quite powerful for only 100 words. Well done.
Oh All that’s white 😡 Hard subject. Someone once said to me something along the lines of when a person upsets the equilibrium by committing horrid crime they should be removed from the world.
A very powerful last line, Rachel. I’m strongly against death penalty but white suprematists and Nazis truly shake me in that position, just like serial killers.
In knitting parlance (or so I’d assume) that was tightly woven! Great job!
Oof! This one packs a punch! It's so clever, because almost the whole story is really revealed in that last line.
Well-wrought! Unfortunately, a martyr is a martyr regardless the odious nature of the cause for which they are willing to die, for it is their willingness and not the nature of the cause which, by definition, makes them a martyr...
Holy crapballs. That was a well dealt curveball. I love these kinda stories where you are like "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....wait, no, eff off, he can just die already" lol. Well done on a great drabble (I do so love the term drabble in writing haha)
Very effective in 100 words!
That was nasty but apt! Rockin’ the 100 words!!
I think I'm either missing some context to be able to understand what's going on here or I'm just plain dumb 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Enjoy your knitting!