Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Albert “Today’s the day. It’s our anniversary, and I’m getting her a perfect gift.” Worried he’d wake everybody, especially June, Bill crept down the hall. The car keys hung in the…
This piece is by Tom Chambless. Hot Red Wolves I woke up with a feeling that things seemed off. Looking around my room, I tried to figure it out, but I couldn’t put my finger on what. I got up and made my bed and straightened my room like I’m supposed to. It made me…
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2020 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Wendy made him want to leave and seek serenity in space, and luck helped him build the spaceship. Building it, he had gotten lucky twice. Now his luck paid dividends. Obadiah…
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2019 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Poky’s Aunt Polly owned the diner, and she let us sit in the staff’s two-table dining room in the back. We loved this quiet place. It gave us a peaceful breather…
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2018 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Afraid for his life, Poony ran down a street in the University District after dawn. The District filled Wirishiem City between the Royal Palace walls and the river. Two-story homes lined…
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. She cannot see my pants! Peyton tried to stop the screen door too late. The old wood door banged shut. He did not mean to make noise. He planned to sneak…
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2017 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Heath and he were never apart. He had practically grown up with him in this shabby, old house. But, it was not home and manners were the rule, so he knocked….
This story is by Tom Chambless and was part of our 2017 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the Summer Writing Contest stories here. “You’re a vampire!” Jeanette said as she backed into the floor lamp, away from her father. The seventeen-year-old girl pointed a broken chair leg at him. She was still in…
