Break From Reality. Daily.
Page 15 If John’s life were an action on a keyboard, it’d be “Copy and Paste.” He takes the same seat on the same train at the same time every day to work. He knows this commute better than anyone. He can name all the ads in the stations. He can tell you who gets…
Maya Angelou once said, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
A mother’s love is nothing to scoff at; I’ve read articles about mothers lifting thousand-pound cars to save their children. Fighting off attackers, scaring off bears in the forest, anything to protect their children. There is absolutely nothing stronger in this world than a mother’s love for her child.
My daughter is sixteen now, and I will do anything, give anything, to keep this little girl safe from harm. Social media is terrible for a young girl’s mind in her formative years. It forces unnecessary comparisons, causes body dysmorphia, and can destroy a woman psychologically until she doesn’t know who she is anymore when she looks in the mirror. This is exactly why she doesn’t have a phone.
This story is by Jasmine Lamothe and was part of our 2024 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “It happened so fast”, he mutters, seemingly to himself. If it weren’t for the microphone she’s not sure the jury would hear. He takes them back through that night—the worst night of…
This story is by Jasmine Lamothe and was part of our 2023 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “I can’t do this anymore, I feel horrible,” she sighs holding her stomach and pacing the room. Her hair is disheveled from the way I’ve been running my fingers through it the…
This story is by Jasmine LaMothe and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Olivia had been through a lot in her thirty-two years of life and each time she persevered because she told herself “if this is the worst thing that could happen to…
This story is by Jasmine LaMothe and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “Mommy, wake up! It’s a big day, today is picture day in school.” I groan, rolling over. Just five more minutes, I keep thinking. “Mommy, mommy, mommy,” Jaden continues. I snap…
