Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Linda Kasten and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The sign read: Do Not Enter. No, it wasn’t a road plaque. Nor a sign on private property. Dana had scribbled it with a stained piece of yellow construction paper. Stained…
This story is by Linda Kasten and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Vera Oblonsky’s heels clicked against the rough stone sidewalk under a slowing stride. With eyes closed, she relished Antosha’s embrace, the prickliness of his soft kisses, the cedar-like aroma emanating from…
This story is by Linda Kasten and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Rumblings of war amplified across the countryside, but Louis never trusted the rumors his fellow landowners muttered. To lend credence to their exaggerations and dramatic discussions annoyed him. He’d rather discuss…
This story is by Linda Kasten and was part of our 2020 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. He accepted the challenge for money—a million Washingtons. The original joke mushroomed out of a benign Facebook post everyone had shared: A Little-House-on-the-Prairie log cabin in the middle of a forest….
