"Over The Edge" by Chris Antosy was done to mimic an Edgar Allen Poe story in which I had to use 4 elements of his (1st person, twisted ending, dealing with death, and an insane personality)

I woke up today wondering where I was headed in life. I felt as if I did not belong in my own town. The entire town was made up of nice, caring people who lived in beautiful houses and had well paying jobs. They never had any problems inside the home and even the dogs were civilized. I could see children playing baseball in the park on Sunday afternoons after they have all gone to …showed first 75 words of 1284 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1284 total…ever since the day she left. You have scarred me more deeply than you could ever imagine! You took my wife. I will take your life! You will now replace me on this ledge, never to retreat from it. You have pushed me over the edge." I throw him off the ledge into the blackness, into the bleak world down below. He knows who I am; he knows why he is now engulfed in blackness.