Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

flash of white, nearly nonexistent: the flicker

She had known from a young age that everyone had darkness inside—some just controlled it better than others. Very few people believed that they were bad, and this was the scariest part. Human nature could be so hideous, but it persisted in this ugliness by insisting it was good.

she prayed that the difference between good and evil was simply a matter of trying.