Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Karen Crawford and was part of our 2025 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Juggling her black coffee and a large box of doughnuts, Sherra clumsily rushed through the door of the bank lobby. Greeted by the smell of fresh wax from the well-polished floors done…
This story is by Karen Crawford and was part of our 2018 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “Where. Did. You. Come. From?” His lips were so close to my ear, I could feel the hot blasts of air punctuating each word. I stared straight ahead at the two-way…
It started as a whisper and built to a scream.
Ten o’clock. There’s still time.
Ten o’clock. There’s still time.
Ten o’clock. There’s still time!
Dani’s bloodshot eyes opened wide as she came out of her stupor. Turning her head, she glanced at the digital clock on the nightstand. She blinked hard until the time came into focus. Its big red numbers flashed:
10:00 pm.
She had one hour to stop him!
This story is by Karen Crawford and was part of our 2017 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the Summer Writing Contest stories here. The alarm clock on her phone goes off, and Carol is on autopilot. Get up. Make some coffee. Feed the cat. Hop on the treadmill? Maybe tomorrow. She thought. Get…
