Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Joe Arcara and was part of our 2018 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “Billy is gone.” Sam blinked. The words clutched him close. Unease swirled his gut, turned to fear. “Gone? When?” “Last night, I guess. I saw him at supper.” “Shit. That makes…
This story is by Joe Arcara and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “You never shoulda stole from Ziggy, Johnny. You never shoulda done it. He got no tolerance for such things.” Johnny sat strapped to a stained wooden chair. Stained from old blood,…
This story is by Joe Arcara and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. He was screwed. He owed too much to Manny. It would take him six months to pay off the money, and worse, Manny wouldn’t take his bets until he…
This story is by Joe Arcara and was part of our 2017 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Brooklyn in the 1950’s was a harsh place to live. The streets were mean, and were inhabited by hard people who worked, lived and died in and around its tenements and…
