Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Melissa Bisbano Guckin and was part of our 2019 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The Thorazine had taken my mind from me as I once knew it. All I could stand to do now was wait for my next dose, the dose that would…
This story is by Melissa Bisbano Guckin and was part of our 2018 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I am an hour into my final exam and the noise is maddening. Looking around the lecture hall, I frantically try to find its origin but to no avail. Tap-tap-…
This story is by Melissa Bisbano Guckin and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I have been called evil too many times to count. Self-righteous, hypocritical people who judge without knowing. Ignorance is frightening. Do what you want; and it Harm None. That’s been…
This story is by Melissa Bisbano Guckin and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. My child was born a product of rape. I was twenty. I knew my rapist. Two of the hardest decisions I ever had to make in my young life were;…
This story is by Melissa Bisbano Guckin and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The pregnancy came as a welcome surprise and as with any expectant mother,the news of her offspring started the ticking countdown in her mind. Nine months. Not now, however. More…
