Shirley burped. Her face turned a bright pink as she squirmed in the pew, and Reverend Dickey began another long winded prayer. "Oh Lord,

STEVE'S CAR BROKE DOWN,a note on top of Gail's desk let her know,so she prepared herself to face the subway.Since she had no money for a cab,she had to.Claustrophobia was bitch!As

He'd always been confused: if you could give a rat's ass did that mean you cared more, or less, than if you couldn't give a rat's ass. While seemingly inane, it was relevant to

Once upon a time...isn't it cute?Has anyone tried that before?No,but seriously:there was a princess,a witch,a black man and a yellow lab...GO NUTS!

Harboring a known criminal was pretty out of character for me, but there was something about the way Yosemite Sam would

Biden lit up. He puffed like a pro. He passed the joint to Michelle. She wondered if she should take it. Then Biden produced a package of Mothers Frosted Circus Animal cookies. Mic

The chainsaw bit into the upper-thigh meat. Crimson confetti and butter fat flecked the walls in large butterfly arcs. And then the stump gushed

He'd wiped his hands on the dish towel after he'd put spice rub on the raw chicken. A little chicken skin stayed on the towel. She washed her hands, dried them on the same towel

Forget using carnival karate,

*deep breath* "Hi. My name's 49erFaithful and I'm a FoldingStory addict." *swallow* "It all started pretty normally. I found a link to the site and decided to try it just once. But

His spirit languished at a roadside bar, Karma the dregs in some unfinished bowl of chili there. The stools reminded him of the climb his life had been. Having been a door to door

Cairo.Ben always wanted to visit the piramids and there he was:staring at them wondering how would he go back to the hotel now that his guide had strangely vanished like sand from

Harry Baals was the mayor of Ft. Wayne, IN, for several years in the mid-20th century. Harry Baals

She wheeled around the corner of Fourth and onto Lenora. I checked out the marquis at the Cinerama in case I had some free time but it wasn’t anything I was interested in.

They sat in the car, listening to the murder happening inside. They were supposed to be observers, but Trent's training could not mask words his father had drilled into his head:

I opened the refrigerator, from top to the bottom it was filled with capers, maraschino cherries, pimentos, and variety of other pickled whimsies. But where was the food?

That was when I dared Jimmy to eat 25 slim jims in one sitting. He declined and I double dog dared him. He caved and by the time he got to the 15th one he was beginning to look

Ever since my mom sat me down and told me that my father was an anonymous sperm donor I have been trying to find the other half of me that's always been a mystery. All I had was

I tried writing stories that rhymed, but it didn't quite work every time.

I tend to procrastinate and sit on Facebook too much when I should be