She worked in the newborn crating line, snuggling the wee babes into the packing peanuts, shushing them as she closed the packaging, then quietly running the taper along the open

"Listen baby, you got the part!" I hung up the phone stunned. Me, I was picked out of the thousand Ant-Eater trainer's for an off-boadway production! Why? Was it my albino skin?

I entered the teleporta-potty, not knowing.

Tuesday book store from a parallel universe popped into existence near work. I went in to peruse their wares, books such as Salmon Rustie's "The Slavonic Purses", "The Unbearable

Gallantry is often used in respect of actions that are not gallant. When seeking to appeal to the fairer sex it is how gentleman-like your behaviour is that shall determine

The wind brushed her face with the touch of a lover left behind. She listened to it as

I hopped into 1984. "I'm from the future!" They were skeptical. "Oh really? What's the next big movie?" "The Great Gatsby in 3D with rap music!" I piped. "Oh, gag me with a spoon."

Philip K. Dickens wondered whether Scrooge was even human as he toiled over pointless numbers late one festive evening in the heart of the heartless metropolis. Cratchit seemed hum

LucieL was toying with the idea of starting a story with an interesting and inspiring premise. But she thought - no, I'll talk about my parking fine. I've got another one. Oh the

And in an instant the sorcerer's spell worked. Lord Tyrion was gone. Transported. Tyrion was blinded by whiteness. Is this the good realm? He saw people in strange clothes. Blue

"It looks very much like a species of desert rat, Pareidolia phantosia, sighted near an oasis in the mid Sahara. We've discovered mars rocks in the same area" said cryptobiologist,

He lifted the rifle at the shooting gallery, aimed it at the carney for a joke. He pulled the trigger. The rifle kicked. Smoke from the barrel. Blood poured from the Carney's chest

No matter where you were in that dump of a town; there was a higher than likely chance you'd find a lost animal mewling for your help.

"I will always add to a fold which has mustard in it." she said. We shook our heads. What world was she living in? Her rapid mental degradation had shocked our family to the core.

Why didn't you tell me before I started that FoldingStory would be this addictive! Three nights in a row up past 1. Ugh, and my week was hard enough as it is.

I swear, it was just like mom used to make back when

"I don't mind you coming here and wasting all my time. I don't mind you hanging out and talking in your sleep. I guess you're just what I needed."

CHRISTIAN BILLY VISITS THE ZOO. To celebrate Noah's birthday, Billy's relig-ed went to the zoo, at the same time as a furry convention. A gay couple explained aloud the evolution o

Once upon a time, there was a little Kanye West. This world was too small for him. In his world, he is king. Long live the king? What was I talking about again? Oh, right. He had a

I walked into my new lawyer's office. The death masks of two of his unsuccessful clients stared down at me from a shelf above his desk. I sat and waited for him to lift his head fr