Stories tagged “chain”

  • Chained to a Doomed Future

    Struggling in vain, squandering all of his might, Sam watched with unwilling eyes as the crashing ocean waves loomed before him, approaching with each new tide, threatening to submerge him in minutes. Sam glanced around him, his heart pumping blood lou...

  • Paper

    I have too many paper chain friends. I can set a match to one and watch the flame lick up each in succession before I can even blink. I can’t miss paper friends much; they all come from the same mold. Our relationships aren’t even as thick as the p...

  • Unable to Scream (Mature)

    Sticky red rivulets seeped from the newest name that had been added to her aching arms. Suspended by a chain, her feet swayed in tiny circles over the mixed fluids beneath her. The only sounds were the wet drippings joining the stinking pool below. Slo...