Turn the Water Off
By Doug McIntire
I had it all planned. I’d arranged time off from work during the day when my husband wouldn’t be home. I took the phone off the hook, lit aromatic candles, turned on soothing music, and laid the razor blade on the edge of the tub. But I forgot to turn the water off before I slit my wrists, my mistake apparent as I drifted up above my lifeless body. Of all the things to do in the first moments of my afterlife, I worried about how the bloody water would stain the floor and seep down into the apartment below.
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Doug McIntire is a central Texas author of speculative fiction. He has been published in Six Sentences, Sex and Murder, AlienSkin Magazine, The Drabbler, and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. When he’s not writing, he enjoys riding his motorcycle and spending time with his wife and two children. You can find out about him and his writing at www.DougMcIntire.com.
By Doug McIntire
I had it all planned. I’d arranged time off from work during the day when my husband wouldn’t be home. I took the phone off the hook, lit aromatic candles, turned on soothing music, and laid the razor blade on the edge of the tub. But I forgot to turn the water off before I slit my wrists, my mistake apparent as I drifted up above my lifeless body. Of all the things to do in the first moments of my afterlife, I worried about how the bloody water would stain the floor and seep down into the apartment below.
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Doug McIntire is a central Texas author of speculative fiction. He has been published in Six Sentences, Sex and Murder, AlienSkin Magazine, The Drabbler, and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. When he’s not writing, he enjoys riding his motorcycle and spending time with his wife and two children. You can find out about him and his writing at www.DougMcIntire.com.
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