Stories tagged “prison cell”

  • Gallows Pole

    The silent rumbling of thunder and the loud crack of lightning woke the prisoner from his slumber. It was dawn and today was the day of his execution. He sat chained from his wrists to the cold stone wall. Out the window of his cell he saw the gallows ...

  • Gallows Pole - Part 2

    The small crowd gathered to see the execution. They were planning on seeing this even though a storm was just about upon them. Women in fancy dresses held their umbrellas with laced gloved hands making sure that the rain would not soak their designer g...