The Getaway – Escape from the boredom of everyday life with some short stories, poems, and all things writing.

Creative Writing by Stefanie Martinez & Orlando ChavezAugust 16, 2018August 29, 2018

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Hello! Hola! Bonjour! Gutten Tag! Come escape with us from the drudgery of everyday life. Grab your first-class ticket to new and unimaginable destinations. Every week is a different adventure. Join us every Sunday for a new and magical story that will take you to some of the brightest and darkest places of your mind.

Creative Writing by mtzstefSeptember 20, 2020

Just Another Day

At the moment I wake up everything starts. There is no way to run. I only have one way in and one way out. Work is the first thing I have to confront. Today is the presentation and it will decide my future on the company. Feeling unprepare for anything that may come. Anxiety is […]

The Bumblebee and the Sunflower

Poem by GatsbySeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020

Short Story by GatsbyAugust 30, 2020August 30, 2020

Morning Struggles

The screech of the alarm clock shatters the silence making me aware of a world beyond the darkness. My body is heavy and resists movement. My brain struggles to raise an arm to shut the alarm off so it can return to its state of slumber. A ray of sunshine cuts through the corner of […]

Creative Writing by mtzstefAugust 23, 2020August 23, 2020

On Hold

It arrived to my door but I never opened Time pass and it was there for me I keep it for so long I never took the decision Waiting for me to have an answer I keep thinking the words I really never place it on the options list NO Later on I saw it […]

Creative Writing by mtzstefAugust 9, 2020

Highlighters

Everyday I choose a new color to make a mark of those beautiful moments. The way you care about me makes a smile on my lips. I cannot hide it. Those moments where you place me before anything and anyone. Having your hand by my side. The moment I said dummy stuff and you laugh […]

Poem by GatsbyAugust 2, 2020August 1, 2020

Worries About Mourning

I worry I will not be able to cry at my mother’s funeralOr my father’s for that matter I worry that as people stop by to give their condolencesThey will notice I don’t care much for their wordsLuckily sunglasses can help me hide I worry about the days afterThat things will go back to normal […]

Creative Writing by mtzstefJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Shadows

There is always sadness on the way home They will follow you everywhere you go You may feel trap in them You will fear them what do they want and why do they exist? what will make them go again? Shadows are kind of part of the light Shadows are creating by blocking the light […]

Poem by GatsbyJuly 19, 2020

The Beast

Every cycle of the full moonThe beast withinIntense painShakes through my bodyHead poundingRage,sadness, confusionAn eruptionRivers of bloodThey call me uncleanThey call me cursedThey think they can shame meBecause they fear itMy powerMy strengthThe beast within

Creative Writing by mtzstefJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Anatomical architecture

Visiting a gallery is not my thing but I am glad to be here at this moment. I have been contemplating the way this human body has been show. It is a riddle form head to toes. The male body was been brought to life full of nature. Let go straight to the skull showing […]

Poem by GatsbyJuly 5, 2020July 4, 2020

Charade

The perfect familyThe children always smiling and politeHolding their parents handsWho in turn hold each other’s handsDressed in their bestAs they head to Sunday morning church servicesThey take their seatsHands together in prayerThey listen quietlyThen all of a suddenA mistake by the littlest oneCauses a loud bangA sudden yank by the fatherWith his eyes on […]