Theodore Benjamin

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“The Guillotine” by Theodore Benjamin

Submitted to Contest #42

Roger looked out the darkened tower windows of the old lighthouse toward the rain-glazed weathered guillotine swaying in the wind. Along the jetty, waves slammed on all sides into the rocks. Inside, Roger examined the old lens and used the remaining drops of oil to light the dying lamp. This bodes well for any approaching ships later, Roger thought. He spat on the floor. Execution days were seldom fun. He climbed down the ladder of the tower and walked to the kitchen. He made himself an Old Fashioned with the remainder of the whiskey in the ...

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A two-time brain surgery survivor who can read Anglo-Saxon. Writer of poetry and prose enveloped in the macabre. My favorite book of all time, required reading in 8th grade, is "Les Miserables". My favorite poet is Edgar Allan Poe