Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Maxwell Dyke and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. It wasn’t long after her 14th year that she realized she had made a mistake. The seer had warned her, of course, but seers are always babbling about nonsense; balance, the…
This story is by Maxwell Dyke and was part of our 2019 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The morning sun shone over the mountaintops as a swirl of stale, second-hand smoke drifted past their table. At the first whiff she had scrunched her nose disapprovingly in the other…
This story is by Maxwell Dyke and was part of our 2017 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the Summer Writing Contest stories here. Amos pulled another unfiltered Camel cigarette from his pack with a worn, dirty hand and stuck it between two sun-cracked lips. He reached his hand up and brushed his matted…
This story is by Maxwell Dyke and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. The white letters flashed upon the screen, casting a sudden light on their faces. They sat holding each other under the old woolen blanket, both transfixed on the film they…
