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The execution of Thomas Mitchell was scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM on December 7th and was formally called to commence at 11:01. Twenty-seven journalists, twelve photographers, and two relatives were in attendance, as well as several guards, the presiding district attorney, the Riverside Penitentiary physician, and a local sommelier.

Editor's Note: This is a unique piece, a powerful story based on the author's real-life experiences growing up in a religious cult.

Akis Linardos | Issue 2.6 Always loved middles, ever since Mama brought me that chocolate egg enwrapping a capsule, enwrapping a toy...

Rachel Savage | Issue 2.5 Lacey planted her baby in the family grove, nestled between Granddaddy’s chestnut heavy branches and Granny’s...

His wife was having tea with the king, and he was completely unaware.

Everyone else saw the spider on Thursday. Well, it wasn’t a spider. Not really.

On the morning of the code red drill, a man hunts me in my dreams once again.

Hell consists of a series of menial tasks. Sometimes we draw circles in the sand with long sticks; sometimes we draw lines.

I watch the red and sweaty late-night preachers wipe their brows, hoist their heavy Bibles up, wrestle invisible demons down...

One: "Earthquake" She spoke this word shortly after ten in the morning on February 26th, according to her physical therapist.

The doorbell rings, and, yeah, it’s Halloween, but my porch light is off. In this neighborhood, that means you’re out of candy or just tired

The Falls appeared in the sky over Houston without warning. It was the middle of summer during the year summer never ended.

The swelling in your legs started a few months ago, about the time you stopped remembering to take your medications.

Jordy lived alone in a small house on the edge of a saltwater marsh that extended to the coast.