Papercuts, a short horror story

Content warning for suicidal ideation, in a “morbid thought when you’re on the edge of a cliff” sort of way.

Papercuts, a short story by A.J. Kazlouski. abandonedrocketship.com, November 2022.

I don't daydream anymore
about throwing myself into the cardboard baler
I don't worry anymore
about getting here before the doors open
(Background image reads: I HaTe This place
In fact, I've never felt so relaxed--
no one sees me at all.
I've clocked out.

I created the images for this story using my own photos, scanned ephemera from my life, and glitching from WordPad.