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Imprisoned

Imprisoned

A Story by DenseMacabre


A onesided conversation about how everyone should commit a punishable crime once in their life.
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

A Story by Aurafiex


Have all those years been for nothing?
Please Don't Kill

Please Don't Kill

A Poem by Randy Johnson


I'VE WRITTEN THIS POEM FOR ANYBODY WHO IS THINKING ABOUT COMMITTING MURDER.
Chapter 28 - A False Witness Who Speaks Lies

Chapter 28 - A False Witness Who Speaks Lies

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


Nanny Bella blocked the entrance to the house even after the Virginia police officer showed her his badge. She had no idea that I was expecting some..
Chapter 29 - One Who Sows Discord

Chapter 29 - One Who Sows Discord

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


An unexpected cold front settled over Northern Virginia the day of my arrest. The wind chill registered minus seventeen degrees Fahrenheit. In the b..
Chapter 30 - Among the Brethern

Chapter 30 - Among the Brethern

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


Mt. Vernon Baptist Church sat between the library where I bought the drugs and Daniel's house. The small parking lot on the corner of Joyce and 23rd..
A Conversation With Silence

A Conversation With Silence

A Poem by Al R. Arce


A very depressing poem...
[Part III - The End] - Chapter 31 – “To love at all is to be vulnerable.

[Part III - The End] - Chapter 31 – “To love a..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


Heavy sleep seeps from my body. My eyes won’t open. I attempt to wipe away the weight from my lids, but my arm won’t move. My fingers op..
Chapter 32 – “Love anything and your heart will be wrung

Chapter 32 – “Love anything and your heart wil..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


I bounce my foot against the bedpost. It’s hard to breathe. I’ve been tagged as aggressive in this messed-up detention center. At any mo..
Chapter 33 – “and possibly broken.

Chapter 33 – “and possibly broken.

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


Suicide. Wow. What an idea. I’ve never thought about that before, why should I? I have a life of privilege. Everything I do, good or bad, is f..
Chapter 34 – “If you want to make sure of keeping it (love) intact

Chapter 34 – “If you want to make sure of keep..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


It only takes a couple weeks for me to adjust to The Bracelet. Like the cameras. Like The Shackle. Like anything else in The Center, my mind found a..
Chapter 35 – “you must give it (love) to no one, not even an animal.

Chapter 35 – “you must give it (love) to no on..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


For the first time in my visits, the counselor’s office becomes a refuge. I hurry in and sit down. Surrounded by eclectic decorations, I try t..
Chapter 36 – “Wrap it (love) carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries;

Chapter 36 – “Wrap it (love) carefully round w..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


I don’t like it. I don’t do it on purpose. But, my laughter doesn’t stop for days. Every time that stupid song wakes me up, my hys..
Chapter 37 – “void all entanglements.

Chapter 37 – “void all entanglements.

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


I wander through The Center chomping on crackers and sipping water and trying to grasp my condition. Not just my pregnancy, but the different intera..
Chapter 38 –“Lock it (love) up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness.

Chapter 38 –“Lock it (love) up safe in the cas..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


Two days later, streamers hang along the back of the amphitheater for the semi-annual graduation. The student decoration committee strung Christmas ..
Chapter 39 – “But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless,

Chapter 39 – “But in that casket, safe, dark, ..

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


When I was ten, my uncle bought me my first pair of designer shoes. They didn’t have a heel, he wouldn’t have done that, but the Prada p..
Chapter 42 - "it will become unbreakable,

Chapter 42 - "it will become unbreakable,

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


That camping guy is in big trouble. I turn and chase after the completely gone Jackson. Ash floats on the air in random flakes and breathing becomes..
Chapter 44 - "irredeemable.

Chapter 44 - "irredeemable.

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


At least twenty minutes of getting up, pacing, and waiting happens before I slide down the wall next to the sink. I discover my cell doesn’t h..