Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2020 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. One thousand-five hundred feet in the sky, I’m a passenger in my long-time friend’s Cessna aeroplane. We’re flying over Humberside, returning to Sandtoft Airfield. Tony, the pilot, possesses a licence for…
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. You know to be in the Olympics is very important in an athlete’s life. To reach an athletic event like the four hundred metres sprint can be the best time of…
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I was a physics student and finding the exact measurement for everything was fun for me. I had bought my own altimeter and wore it on my wrist. I had spent…
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2017 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The sun, in its Red Giant phase, was about to destroy the planet Earth. Skena Frolocfay, a business woman on Ganymede, was watching it on a monitor. The screen went blank,…
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2017 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the Summer Writing Contest stories here. I was late for work and thought, “Oh, come on, as the group manager is here today.” The traffic seemed like it wanted to make me late as it was…
This story is by Philip Shepherd and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. Driving a half hour to work every morning is boring, isn’t it? I was on my way to work on the first Thursday in June. Work is one of those…
