Read by: Benjamin Allen
Language: English
Length: 34 minutes
Publisher: Short Story Press
Release date: 2018-05-11
"Without Decent Restraint" is a story about the duality of man, both the conflict between the mind and the body, and also how the desire to get what we want can put that very thing in danger. It examines whether or not the things we do, justified to ourselves as being done out of concern for others, can actually have a selfish motive.
It explores the horrors that come to the surface when a man is confronted with an unthinking and dangerous version of himself, as well as other elements:
The stakes in any story such as "Without Decent Restraint" are always high. However, the stakes for the protagonist in this story aren’t just high, they are deeply, painfully personal. He will soon learn that he may be risking it all in order to determine that his family is safe, and that being dead doesn’t stop him from being responsible for their protection when the moment counts.