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| New Writing - "A Date With Death" - Posted 23 Sep 2002 Ever wonder what happens when they sign your death warrant? Copyright 2002 |
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It is a sickening montage of horrific dreams reeling through the minds of men and women on death rows across the nation. A meticulously rehearsed scene from a staged Shakespearean drama, haunting, stalking, every minute of our existence -- so when the fraternity of grim-faced, black-booted guards suddenly swept into my cell, I willed myself to a dead calm. A tall, blond haired Lieutenant stepped forward and clamped a pair of heavy handcuffs tightly around my wrists. "Do you know where you're going, Lewis?" he asked in a cold, but professional thunder. I looked at his white shirt and replied, "No, Sir." "Phase II," he said. "Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge has signed your death warrant. Your execution is scheduled for July 15, 1997. Let's go." |
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