Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Stephen Brown and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. On a sheer hill near the booming sea, sat a lonesome castle. The moon was a meager half crescent as it rose above the ruined turrets. Two figures huddled near the gateway…
This story is by Stephen Brown and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. The fire roared in the hearth. Simon Montclair was one of many men seated at the round table. In their midst sat Sir Roland Warwick. The air in the room was…
This story is by Stephen Brown and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Today was Trimalchio’s anniversary. It was not his wedding anniversary, nor his birthday, nor any sort of holiday that anyone else might recognize. No, it was an anniversary of a very…
This story is by Stephen Brown and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Ixion is my name. Few have heard of me; fewer have seen me—among the living that is. But when you die and Charon ferries your shade down to Hades’ realm, there…
This story is by Stephen Brown and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Edward Jenkins woke up at 6 AM as he did every morning. However, little did he know this would be the day he would die. As he brushed his teeth in…
