Bloodthirsty Mary (Lincoln)

4 Sep

My first Terribleminds Flash Fiction Submission – 100 words to tell a story of revenge. And go!
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It was March 1871 when my dead husband informed me his assassin had indeed not been killed by the Union army six years previous. It is a sad day when a First Lady must do what able-bodied men cannot.

It took three years to track the man formerly known as Booth. I put the bullet through the front of his head, rather than the back. A lady, after all, need not be a coward.

Instead of bringing peace, my kill unleashed in me an all-consuming insanity. John Wilkes Booth haunted my dreams and claimed vengeance for himself in the end.

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2 Responses to “Bloodthirsty Mary (Lincoln)”

  1. Louise Sorensen September 4, 2011 at 9:42 pm #

    Interesting story. Loved the historical aspect! : )

  2. Darlene Underdahl September 8, 2011 at 3:57 pm #

    Interesting, and a good end to that story.

    I haven’t read much about Mary Lincoln, except that she hadn’t slept with her husband in their later years, but when he was dead, she kept a place for his ghost in her bed.