by John Lane Before the commencement of Operation Overlord, the newest soldier of First Infantry Division composed a letter, an effort to reassure his mother. She feared losing him to a bullet like her father during the Great War. In writing, Private Joseph Edad promised to see her again. Then, on D-Day, as he […]
by James Rumpel Daddy, can I have a gun?” asked little Isaac. “I can shoot the monsters just as well as Jimmy.” “I’m sure you could, son. But you have a much more important job to do. The government says this is the best way to defeat the invaders. We have to slow them […]
by Dawn DeBraal Thousands of them, dead. Commander Helmet observed ravaged bodies as far as his eyes could see. Total devastation. His exhausted men sat, welcoming the reprieve while fresh recruits took up the grave detail. The men dug trenches, throwing dead bodies into them, while great fires rose, hot enough to burn the […]
by Darlene Holt After aliens invaded, war waged against humanity, and civilians sacrificed normalcy to join the cause. Command assured us training wasn’t necessary, despite our lack of military experience. Just an injection to ward off illness. When they released us into the streets to kill the invaders, I hid, paralysed by fear, as […]
by Andrew McDonald The sentry never heard me. I stab all the way through his neck, behind the jugular. Pushing the blade forward, I tear out his throat. He dies without even a whisper. Quietly, I drag him into the woods, away from patrols. With my hatchet, I split his skull, careful not to […]
by Jason Hardy We find one slumped against a mailbox on Barrow, hand probing the machete notched broadside his skull. He brightens when he sees us; thinks we’re here to help. Larson helps him, alright…with a spike through the eye. We heave the body onto the truck. On Flagler, we spot a lady in […]
by Renee Cronley Tonight, your locked doors are about as useful as mine were that night you came to me. In my heart I know the scent of the gasoline I’m painting your house with inspires the same fear in you as the chloroform did in me. A restraining order is not justice. I […]
by L.J. McLeod The blood was still warm where it coated her skin. Crimson beads dripped slowly from her hair. She had even gotten some in her mouth; it tasted salty and metallic. When Tegan had seen her boss’s light on, she had only wanted to have a quiet word with her. There was […]
by S. Jade Path Frantically pulling against her bonds, Halle pleaded, “Please. Please, no.” Her voice jumped an octave, “Why are you doing this?” “Why?” I crooned, grinning beneath the Purge mask. I splashed petrol around her, watched it soaked into the scattered books—kindling for her pyre. I stepped close, and Halle’s panic-filled struggles […]
by Pauline Yates The Westridge football team walks the streets, searching for victims. The pre-season tradition—players can purge their sexual desires in a one-night fucking frenzy—has resulted in four consecutive premiership wins. No one reports the pack rapes, the deaths. All this town sees is the trophy. Not me. I have a different purge […]