Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. “So, what haunted building are we looking at today, then?” Meg asked with enthusiasm in her voice. Danny showed her a rather imposing-looking building on a computer screen. He emitted a childlike…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Jack Hatfield couldn’t stop thinking about her. She had him tingling with excitement. They chatted all day, and she promised to meet with him. When? He didn’t know, but he hoped…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Mark and Anna had known each other since college, where they were both studying English. They started off as friends. They did almost everything together. After about six months of not…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2021 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. ‘Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way.’ Simon loved that song. He couldn’t help but feel upbeat when he…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2020 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Huh? What’s going on? were Simon’s first words as he got out of bed and made his way downstairs to make a cup of tea. Taking it back upstairs to drink…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2020 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm clock beside Benny’s bed went off at 6.55. He didn’t know why he had it set for so early in the morning, especially as he kept…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2019 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Virtual Connection ‘Nothing good can come of sitting at a computer day after day, you’ll get square eyes’, his Mum used to say. Generous advice he should have heeded. Why do…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Mark knew what he had done was wrong, almost definitely compromising everything he held dear and had worked for. His relationship, his job. Colleagues would find out what he had done….
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Mickey had a decision to make – he had to escape or face the wrath of his boss. —— A shot rang out in the dead of night, piercing the deathly…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. 7.00 on a foreboding evening, and Brian was on a mission to deliver some life-saving antibiotics to a hospital by midnight, but there was a problem – the hospital was in…
This story is by Tom Housden and was part of our 2017 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. 7.00 on a foreboding evening, and Brian was on a mission to deliver some life-saving antibiotics to a hospital by midnight, but there was a problem – the hospital was in…
