Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Alejandro Bastidas and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. There is nothing more soothing than the sound of my blade brushing against the shell of a bullet before the drill. It became a sort of ritual to carve my…
This story is by Alejandro Bastidas and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. My best friend plunged his knife into my stomach and twisted the blade with his bloodshot eyes locked on mine. There had never been a man so determined, neither one…
by Alejandro Bastidas The Metamorphosis of a Good Madman It all fell apart when the bodies started to show up. Some would say it was a flaw in my plan but no, oh no. I say it is a scar, because that is what flaws becomes, my friends – what they lead to. Growing up, flaws…
