The Summit

Another day in my tomb.  The dark corner of this musty cave shielding me from the outside world.  I spend my days surrounded by trash and stale food, basking in the constant stream of nothingness emanating from the television, dying one day at a time.

I hate my life.

A loud knock echoed through the muffled quiet, jolting me off the couch.

The harsh rap came again, and I weaved through the piles of dirty laundry, reached the door, and turned the knob.  My face wrinkled as sunlight poured through the crack and a familiar silhouette greeted me.

Heartstrings

This story is by Rock Martin and was part of our 2024 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. My world was a dark place.  That familiar dread, desolate and lonely, gnawing at the insides of my stomach, hollowing it out inch by inch. It was always there, towering like giant…

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The Beast

This story is by Rock Martin and was part of our 2023 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. We need you to kill it, before it kills us.  The words from the letter shouted at me as I rode into town, slowing my horse to a trot as the trail…

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Undead

This story is by Rock Martin and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Ryan pulled of a Dracula costume as few others could.  I watched as the cool autumn breeze whipped past Ryan, lifting his cape, and messing his dark hair.  He caught the wayward…

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This story is by Rock Martin and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I can still hear her voice each morning, in that space between dreaming and living.  Her soft, uplifting tone, eternally optimistic.  Life is what you make of it. My lips curl…

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Reunion

This story is by Rock Martin and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. We just couldn’t afford to keep her.  The words lingered in my mind, like a heavy morning fog, grinding my life to a halt.   My search began earlier today, on the…

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