Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by ROSS PERKAL and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL FOR ME Never one known to others as an optimist, I guess you might say, whether you know me or not, whether you care…
This story is by Ross Perkal and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Pondering the cause or motive that acts to determine one’s significant life events has never titillated me, until now. But my destiny, outcome, and life’s conclusion are all synonyms for the…
This story is by ross perkal and was part of our 2017 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the Summer Writing Contest stories here. CLOSE, BUT NO CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR It was March, 2017 when the POTUS abruptly called me, Jordan Hunter, out of retirement from the Agency. He was not my favorite,…
This story is by ross perkal and was part of our 2017 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the Spring Writing Contest stories here. MY “HERO” JOURNEY “I suspect the truth is we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.” –Khaled Hosseini, author of “The Kite…
This story is by ross perkal and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. Introduction to Our Father’s Last Novel—“Money’s Just a Number” Jemez Springs, N. M., September, 2034 We arrived at the place we started. We were late in cleaning out the family…
