Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Catherine Callicott and was part of our 2017 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Quick, rapid breaths of dry autumn air seared the inside of her nose and brought a snap of pine that stung the back of her throat. Still, Menily pushed her exhausted…
This story is by Catherine Callicott and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. The doors whispered open and a gasp escaped Aurora as the air stuck to her skin like a hot glove. She raised a hand against the intensity of the sun….
by Catherine Callicott Some days, days like today when the sky is cloudless and the sun is warm on my skin, I can’t breathe. A sound, a sight, or some other invisible trigger can start a constrictive coiling that starts from a thin white scar low on my belly. It slowly winds upwards across my chest,…
