He jumped on top of the car and fired off the rocket launcher at the building. It was his ultimate act of defiance against a corrupt system. The rocket flew, but a plane hit first

If I became a billionaire, I would buy the biggest marshmallow in the world. It would be large enough to build a museum inside. There would also be

Forgiveness borne from years of connection and sweet love making flashed, then faded forever from her eye. Somewhere in her head, every justification that could save me disappeared

On May 12, 2015, at 3:04 PM, a band of pirates were counting their booty. On May 12, 2015, at 3:04 PM, on an island not too far away, shipwrecked orphans were building a fire to

He had nerves of steel. He'd been busted for selling unlicensed boradcast credits to the Pleasure Maffia on an off-moon base and spent forty rotations in the Pit Barns, so

I put on my mask. I took a deep breath. I threw my body into the door and it flew open. With all my courage, I stepped

Winston Smith looked at the telescreen.

It was surprisingly bland, I thought as I took my first tentative bite of human flesh. Steve had breathed his last only a week ago, but it seemed like he'd been gone forever.

He had won. But it had left him empty and tired. The national pork shortage was just the first of many problems he was going to have to face. All he wanted to do was

Her ninetieth birthday smoked every other for the last 72 years. Sure, her family was there, but so was a 20 year old Swiss. He'd said he'd come for her, and 72 years later, he had

40 years underground with only IV feeding had made any taste seem special. In fact he was pretty sure the only reason he gotten any dates was for his man-made "protein shakes".

The negotiations between Easy Button and the CEO of Staples continued: "My client demands to be marketed as a superhero," said Easy's agent. "His superpower? Summoning toner."

"Turn around"he said,wispering on his deepest voice,knowing I can't resist it.He knows me so well it gets uncomfortable sometimes.Moments later he got up and walked naked to the

Out my window and across the street, a still black figure caught my eye amidst the grey-green midnight shadow of the bushes - I stared, dreading what I would decipher; dreading

I try to explain & I know its complicated but I still have this feeling that is more serious than butterflies. My inside's are so sore. I'm finding it hard to let go because I'm st

Statism is a mental disorder. That is not a euphemism, but a fact. There is a prevailing view in many societies that this thing, called the State, wields absolute supreme authority

I open my eyes to darkness. I was locked in place, immobilized; knowing not which direction I faced. Without warning, a blinding light strikes me, all I can do is think

"Arthur...ARTHUR..." she croaked. Arthur wouldn't answer. He hated her. Hated her voice, hated her face, hated everything about her. In general, he hated all frogs and this was

After they busted me out of prison I got a mighty grouch on. I used to go around dispossessing people of their 18 Wheelers. After speed eating a "baconator" I point the truck at

Their business meetings had become quite mundane. The coders were getting antsy while the suits were