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Roderick Sutton

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The Tragedy Of Frederick XIV

Weekly Contest #241

ONE. “The Gallows.”The guards dragged a man through the gallows. His eyes were flushed and red and his face was swollen from holding his breath, for he refused to allow even a single tear to fall. The guards pulled the man up the stairs; the soddened and weathered wood creaked and bounced with each step. They carried the man across the stage of the scaffold to the Hangman, whose eyes were buried in the hollows of the hessian-burlap fastened to his face.A crowd had gathered in the gallows. Among them was King Theobold, The Crown of the N...

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Persona Non Grata

ONE: “Rogue!” The wind wailed amongst the pitter-patter of pissing rain…pressing against the creaking crystal of a brownstone, threatening to spew glass across its soddened millwork. Wet footprints tracked muddy slosh from the entrance of the brownstone, up the stairs, and into a hallway with doors opening on either side. Scant light leaked from the study; two duffle bags were gathered at the threshold of the door. Inside, books had been knocked from the shelves and strewn across the floor, and drawers had been ransacked and emptied.  ...

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