y that we hadn't known before. However the novelty soon wore off when we realised we actually had to put things down on surfaces and couldn't leave them hanging in the air anymore.

He returned the gesture with a toothless grin, which immediately stole my heart. I ran across the room into Professor Plum's arms. Despite his age he caught me easily.

new best friend with the tub of glue you keep in your back pocket. If you're extremely lucky they'll be so preoccupied with your sticky weapon that you will have time to strike.

I can feel their insistent gnawing, feel my skull crumbling beneath the mass of insects. The pain grows as each day passes, until finally the swarm bursts out through my skull.

The art critique assessed the piece with a sharp, discerning eye. "I'm not so sure this is a genuine Picasso," she said, pushing her slim glasses down and peering closely.

half price discount, for they're only half as effective as the originals. Carol pondered the deal, weighing up her frugality against her sense of caution. "Oh, what the hell!"

was the guard at Castle Mandrake's gate, and cast judgement upon all who would enter. Tina had been in the job for almost a decade and was beginning to tire of sending people to

Tim growled and gnashed his teeth around the ball. It burst with a pop. Cooper, startled, began to cry. Tim felt as guilty as a dog could, so he walked to Cooper and nuzzled him.

Bobbio chased after me, so I slid the hidden dagger from my brassiere and gripped it tight. As he was catching up, I downed him with a slash to his neck. Franko joined him shortly

This was no ordinary chain gang. The inmates weren't chained to each other, but rather to the piece of factory equipment which they were forced to operate in 8 hour shifts.

west, in the direction Sky Lord was last seen. Agent Macklin drove through sparse desert, lush farmlands and ancient rainforest, but to no avail. The villainous Sky Lord was gone.

The universe heard his request loud and clear but simply rolled its eyes. Here was another man thinking he could bend space and time to his will, simply because he desired it.

At the rave warehouse, when everyone is off their mind on hallucinogens, my third eye doesn't seem so strange. I dance and shimmy through the sweating crowd, making my way to the

the front door, but woke up and started barking at me once my foot crossed the store's threshold. "Hello, ol' Lassie," I said. I patted her & resumed my search for the pith helmet.

mpled from the cheese platter his one remaining servant had presented to him. "Abegunde, would you kindly proof-read this e-mail before I send it?" asked the Nigerian Prince.

a bunch of zealous idiots who were more concerned with telling others how to live their life than actually doing good in the world. It wasn't long until the gays rose up and fought

The nearest venue to go see the Blue Clyde Revival Tour was at Space Station #666 in the Horsehead Nebula. Roger Dirt was keeping to his vow to never to return to Earth until all

Now that I knew, the barman's comments started to make sense. Too bad, I killed him. I shouldn't have done that, I know that now. I thought he was trying to insinuate something imp

and that was the old wise owl. I trekked through the jungles of Borneo when I was told he was there. He wasn't. Then I was told he was in the Gobi desert, so I went to the Gobi. He

She wondered again how she ended up folding in this story. Was it her destiny, like the gypsy woman warned her or was it really happening? The ashes told her She was the meaning.