Break From Reality. Daily.
This story is by Tonya Colson and was part of our 2022 Fall Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I need to go home. I stand on tiptoe and scan the crowd. The air is thick with heat; flashing lights disorient me as I push my way onto the dance floor….
This story is by Tonya Colson and was part of our 2022 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. I threw my younger sister’s Raggedy-Ann doll out the car window thirty-nine years ago. It was an accident. We were on our way to Disneyland. Dad drove the family sedan…
This story is by Tonya Colson and was part of our 10th Anniversary Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Natalie hunched her narrow shoulders and walked straight to Miss Howe’s classroom. Grandmother dropped her at school early, but she avoided the crowded halls. Unpopularity was infectious; the other teens gave…
