The piles of papers resembled the drifts of snow that blocked the view outside his tiny basement office. It was *so* cold. He lit the match

Jimmy clipped the coupon from his Shazam comic book. For only $6.95 + S&H, he would own a Polaris Nuclear sub. He hoped it would be better than the Sea Monkeys. When the truck

Deadly quiet, the gang of graffiti vandals hopped the outer fence and crept down the compound. Their intended target, a massive roadside billboard facing the westbound interstate,

All of the creativity just drained out of my head. Like it had been sucked out with a Kirby vacuum cleaner by a salesman who wasn't going to leave the house until he'd sold that

Well, of course not, thought tiny Hester. Who would like green eggs and ham? And who is this Sam? He seems like a drug

Indiana was the last place Stephen expected to find his purpose in life. Meth labs, blighted rural towns, and false piety were the usual suspects for his expectations, but Stephen

He did not live long, nor did he prosper.

Somehow, the guy on the bus knew I was sick & offered me his seat. I sat down & he had to stand right next to me with his junk in my face. He didn't have it out or anything. Still,

Taking the Clemizitrol seemed to remove the dizzyness, but left a ringing in his ears, for which he took a double dosage of Thorazine, which had the unfortunate side effect of

Somewhere the fire was burning, but my friend and I couldn't tell where it was coming from. We were driving to Seattle to visit another friend of mine. As we

It was her oath to protect and serve and she was one of the few who took it, and the concept of honor, seriously. He married her without knowing she wanted to be a cop, which made

We buy it in bulk - from Fingerhut. You don't want to know what it is. Seriously.

How could I tell it any other way? Words themselves, pictures alone, even the delicate hands of a mime could not convey

"Old fashioned,but worth the effort." "High maintenance.Southern heritage" "Gothic,has shingles,lice, skeletons in the closet & bats in the belfry." Intrigued by the last listing

Harold was quite the entrepreneur. His 100% natural & organic Harold Prodder's Every Flavor Beanies were the hit of the neighborhood. Sold in packs of 2 for $3. Ingredients

I left the school building and got on the bus. As soon as we left the premises, I realized

My idea to combine elements of Goethe's Faust with Shelley's Frankenstein into an apocalyptic tale of nuclear Armageddon finally got some creative input from reality when

Canuck Lovers and Canadian Mounties swear by our patented moose musk recipe pills. Never go on a camping trip without a supply! Don't be gunshy! Order now and we'll add this

The girl rested her head on my lap. I could feel her warmth tickle me as I stroked her hair. Everything was perfect. The way she was, the way we were. Though things were not the

Something crashed hard on the balcony. I looked out, but the light from the living room only extended a foot or two though the sliding glass door. The glass fogged and cleared.