Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by E. J. van der Velde and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Light and dark shades of green alike layered the patchwork hills outside, their beauty striking in a day washed clean by last night’s storm. She stretched in unison…
This story is by E.J. van der Velde and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. 07:00 she saw as she squinted with one eye against the brightness of the room. Today her first thought wasn’t on coffee or calling her mother as she did…
This story is by E.J. van der Velde and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. She lies there motionless for what seems like an eternity, bound at both the ankles and wrists. Just as a frightened child might hesitate in the doorway to a…
This story is by E.J. van der Velde and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The small turnout at her father’s burial had surprised few, for he was a hard man and the little respect he had earned had been the by-product of fear…
