And for the third month in a row, we have a tie!
The stories:
Horsemen
by HareBrain
Four came riding out of hell-dust. Bethany gripped the farmhouse doorframe.
‘You’re all that’s left? Where’s David?’
‘Dead,’ Ruben said through his kerchief. Sunglasses mirrored devastation. ‘He made us promise not to let you suffer.’
He drew steel. Bethany quailed, but imagined the approaching alternative. ‘Quickly then.’
‘Oh, we shan’t be keeping that promise.’ Ruben removed his kerchief, revealing the diseased grin of the Converted. ‘We gave the Flesh Lord a very different one.’
Broken Things
by digs
"The moon's beautiful, Alice."
I've called her after my daughter, dead by now, I hope.
"A comet!"
A missile flares through the dust and smoke.
"And listen: a party down the hall."
Their howling is growing closer.
"You look lovely today, honey."
The girl is so withered it looks as though the life-support machines are feeding on her.
I take her little hand, and for once I don't lie.
"I'll be right here, Alice."
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The stories:
Horsemen
by HareBrain
Four came riding out of hell-dust. Bethany gripped the farmhouse doorframe.
‘You’re all that’s left? Where’s David?’
‘Dead,’ Ruben said through his kerchief. Sunglasses mirrored devastation. ‘He made us promise not to let you suffer.’
He drew steel. Bethany quailed, but imagined the approaching alternative. ‘Quickly then.’
‘Oh, we shan’t be keeping that promise.’ Ruben removed his kerchief, revealing the diseased grin of the Converted. ‘We gave the Flesh Lord a very different one.’
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Broken Things
by digs
"The moon's beautiful, Alice."
I've called her after my daughter, dead by now, I hope.
"A comet!"
A missile flares through the dust and smoke.
"And listen: a party down the hall."
Their howling is growing closer.
"You look lovely today, honey."
The girl is so withered it looks as though the life-support machines are feeding on her.
I take her little hand, and for once I don't lie.
"I'll be right here, Alice."
*****
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The winner of the poll will choose the theme for May
The poll will close at 11:59pm GMT on April 30 2012
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