In a sense it was. As she made her way down the wooden sidewalk towards the dirigible station, she fought down the urge to look at the frozen corn in her paper basket. How was this

The Mad King commanded and the mad people complied. It didn’t matter that they were destroying themselves as long as the fear was briefly kept at bay. The Mad King got the blame.

The flash had come from the vicinity of the University of Kansas in Lawrence. That was 30 miles away and she had the flash imprinted in her mind. Then she heard the freight trains.

God’s glory did that. The boy hardly noticed his blindness though. Even with his eyes closed and blind he could still see the glory; he could smell, hear, taste, & so much more. He

I caught something in the dark. I ran with it towards the light to see what it might be. But the light kept running away as if it already knew what I’d found. I grew weary & it was

Mr. Jensen elatedly dialed the number. Timmy's antics in his class were unbearable, & this service seemed the perfect solution. He was asked: "Whack the clown in which period, Sir?

union suits? Who ever he was, he hit the nail right on the proverbial head. They are coming to take me away to the funny farm, but I don't think it is that funny. Not in any way.

and onto the package of Chuckles, using both feet to stomp it to bits to show my distain. Cellophane tore, cardboard bent, but the damned Chuckles just kept springing back into

ball cut in two and used to stuff a bra! Put some effort into it!" shouted the director. Thor was confused. He had never had to strain to lift his mighty hammer, and didn't think

familiar and you'll be stuck in that form until you respawn another one. Which you won't be able to do without your fingers to control the machine. Captain Chodorov heard an angry

The good news about the Asteroid Belt is that it traces too big a circle for one Family or Corp to control. The bad news is that quadrillions of peeps are still wage-slaves under

that a police negotiator be summoned to try & talk the jumper down. "It's Dad up there!" he scolded Todd. "Dad!" James screamed, "Don't jump! We won't send you to Golden Age Manor!

in an opulent open limo, & adulated by hysterical masses thronging to watch the couple drive by. "I could get used to this," mused Toro, & kissed Babs fervently. But being a klutz,

...with what…I’m not sure. I had total short-term amnesia; for how long…I wasn’t sure. I heard a woman shouting Eddie, but I had no reaction to her. She said her name was Brenda.

The eyes of the Hypotenuse were on Snuffy Pantos as he revealed the crystal he had retrieved from the Green Forest. "Jack Jovian can have the damn asteroids, for I shall touch this

But 20,000 years later when krytobebopitic entities revived my lamentably baggy and hairy self I was glad to still have those Forever Stamps in the ticket pocket of my cargo shorts

mission involving a transluxian helical resonance meta-broadcast to ensure no human DNA was left. Our adversaries mocked my plan. "You say ACGT, we say DFAC, you sad human."

60th year as a prostitute. "I'll give you a freebie," she told me, but by the time she'd finished her sentence, I was on the next block, running for my life. An angry mob began to

do I spout hate! I spout hot and cold hate! I'm a regular hate-spigot! Doc, ya gotta do something to help me mend my ways before I blow a gasket. (Maybe I need a plumber?)

I imbricated the bodies around me until it looked like a dark gory igloo. I hoped to wait the machines out. Then the bodies reminded me what they were made of & I fought my way out