The computer screen fade into life, a design flourish that had replaced the flickering of old. He was glad for it. The caffeineless morning made every abrupt change into an event

Between the dumpsters, he connected his laptop, syphoning power from the local McDonald's. His dirty hands tapped furiously out his latest blog. "They don't know yet, but soon

Spring was unusually cold. Greta's plans for the yard were delayed while waiting for the snow, frost and downpours to move away. She drew, sketched and bought all the acutrements a

Have you heard of Guatemalan worry dolls? They work like this - you tell them each a worry before bed and put the dolls under your pillow. In the morning, your worries are gone.

The only thing better than cheese, is melted cheese.

"So your the guy that bought the Nicolas Cage manor." said my new neighbor. "Why yes!" I said as I pulled my BMW into the gravel driveway. "Did they tell you it was haunted?"

It was only when I woke up that I realised that not was all that it seemed. 2 mins and 17 secs had passed and for what?

Stepping from the deep pit she yells "I think I found an ancient salt mine!" Damn, he thought, there goes our plan to raze Romania for the cross-europe nuclear pipeline. "Shut up!"

If you squint and peer between the shutters of the old shop on 23rd and Corbil, you can see endless rows of records. From bebop to Mozart to unnatural static, the store had carried

The ill-fitting door acted as a venturi for cold air to enter the room. Collis shuddered under its influence, trying to remained focused on avoiding a repeat of the Inugi incident.

How did the name Bozo become an acceptable name for a clown? It's just so...so boring. Could they not have come up with something more entertaining, more lively like

He gazed out the window as a light drizzle gently blanketed the gardens outside. The rhythmic whirring lulled him into a lazy trance when the MOTHER F'ING COPIER F'ING JAMMED AGAIN

He clamored for the phone. One more digit and he'd get 911, but he'd dropped it with the last punch and it cracked a few feet away. There was blood too, but she hadn't noticed it

I knew I shouldn't have done it, but our relationship has always been adversarial in the extreme. When she challenged me on what other ways there were to skin a cat, the gauntlet

In the space of four seconds, Joey recounted his life's accomplishments. He'd had a surprisingly full life, despite only having lived to 22. The wall, and his death, were fast

Jared Manatee woke up on Friday into a developing nightmare. He couldn't remember the day before or even his earlier life. He had ID and credit cards, but they were invalid. What

'You drive me round the bend!' she cried in frustration. 'Well, I am a racing car driver,' he grinned, adding yet another sticky blob of chewing gum to

By 2250, society stratified into social engineers, consumers, and drones. The drones cleaned toxic sites, kept the robots in order, and were corpsicles for interstellar shipping.

Never before had he heard that noise. He ran as fast as he could, ignoring the robotic voice urging him to stop. His feet hurt, but the end of all of it was very close, so he took

Barefoot, she bravely stepped outside to be the first--and probably only--one 2 make footprints, not shoe-prints, in the