"Coffee - and Irish it up for me," said the man in the bright blue jump suit. He didn't strike the waitress as

The sound of resonating crystal began at 3:33 am. The glass next to my bed, half full of wine vibrated and rang. I noticed, along it's edge a trail of fleeting condensation, as if

With hands in the jacket pockets to escape the autumn chill, I walked briskly to the dip in the road. No traffic this morning. Hardly ever is; only the Rosentraders and I live

It was Friday which meant that it was trash day. When I went out to my dumpster I heard a noise that sounded like a baby crying. I peeped into the nasty rubbish and found

Rock, paper, scissors... shoot!

Why can't we combine toilets in showers? Just think, no need for toilet paper, the sound of water covering the flatulence and saving you the embarrassment of showing face after

As she walked down the all too familiar corridors of the HS, it amazed her that the faces all looked so familiar, yet she didn't know any of them. Could it be that there is one set

She has a habit of tasting other people's food without their permission. It wouldn't be so bad if she'd order herself more than a glass of water before filling up on our samples.

Billy wanted the torment to end. He told his AV club colleagues and faculty sponsor that the video Sam had secretly made of him while he wore his wrestling uniform needed to

They don't know that I'm watching them. I see everything they do. And I can hear everything they say. I've been spying on them since

The bird fluttered onto my window sill and pecked away at my will to live. Each knock on the window pane was a reminder of the tequila I'd hoped to forget, but she was there, so

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The halloween candy bucket still lay at his feet as he gazed over the array of corpses that lay in a pattern consistent with the general arc of his scream. Banshee? What did that

She was dripping with sarcasm, fragrant oils and very little else. It was how he liked to see his girlfriend, but she would do for the night instead. If his clothes had been

How do I know that my flight is going to take off in time? The estimated time of arrival says two hours by my intuition says

The bags full of used up Christmas cheer were bundled near the door. The use of wrapping paper always sank his mood. For a brief moment, someone smiled, but through it, not at it

The feathers dangling from her ears were vintage 80's, like the dream catcher from her rear view mirror. He laughed despite his murderous intent. "You sleeping in your car now?"

He'd switched careers, moving from programming to the classroom. He kept having to remind himself that kids were not machines. There was such little logic in what they did.

I'd been a detective 23 years and I was tired, dog tired. Ground in stains on my trenchcoat mapped the sleaze of the city I'd drowned in too long. Deep down I craved to strip off

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I had just been promoted to