Eric Aston

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“The Duty of the Dead and Dying” by Eric Aston

Submitted to Contest #275

I could see Death through the crowd. Muffled voices, unknown faces; all swooned in front of me as my vision blurred. I felt hands touching me, lifting me onto a stretcher that felt too stiff. The EMTs were here—sooner than I expected—but I wasn't worried. They couldn't save me in time. A smile spread across my face unbidden. This will not work. You know that, don't you? I ignored the intrusive voice in my head, my mind dead-set on the hereafter. I was jostled into the ambulance, my head banging against the door's metal frame. I hoped the con...

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A bad writer trying to get better, letter by letter.