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This has been my morning ritual ever since that the day it came back from the dry cleaners all stretched out of shape and with a peculiar odor I couldn't put my finger on.... But

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Have you ever noticed that "Arkansas" is just "Kansas" with an "Ar" in front of it?

Lara felt a drip of sweat trickle down her back, her pulse pounding in her ears. "Now listen here, sweetcheeks, I ain't playing none of your little games" said Barry Fluff

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"Peak oil is here!" read the headline. I looked at the long line of SUVs at the pump. We'd been caught sleeping. While the U.S. economy staggered, China's soared. Suntech dominated

The nudist colony had been a great little business back in the Seventies. But these days, Grin and Bare it was lucky if 34 people showed up in a

Madam Wong waited as the two detectives considered the menu, "Number 7 very good." Ned scanned the list. "Fish balls?" "They must be very small," his partner added. "We'll take

Felonious distractions moved by me in the club. It was legal for aliens to mate with humans until the first generation of mutants arrived, but now, that sort of thing costs money.

His bus was late. Bored, Geofry licked his palms and approached the Forshay Tower. With subtle suction, he slowly crawled up the side. By the sixth floor, he realized that

Angie took pride in her Crescent rolls. She thought no one kenw they were Pillsbury, but she was wrong. Jeff hated Pillsbury. Ergo, he hated Angie. He began poisoning her one day

Everything began with good intentions, but it ended with a never ending nightmare.

Geoff couldn't speak French. Not a single word. He regretted not learning it now, what with the angry French cannibals surrounding him, and he without a battle-axe! Thinking quick,

The semester was only half over for Stanley Krider and he’d already written off his students this term. A tenure-track associate professor of biology at the regional campus of

After I ate the magic mushroom I rapidly grew to twice my original size. A large turtle headed aggressively my way so I hopped on it, and sent the shell skidding away. I continued

I looked up at the stars and sighed. It's nothing but a memory now and I should stop dwelling on the past.

Sue hummed cheerfully as she made herself a cup of tea. She and Ann were going to have the most brilliant day. The doorbell rang. She opened the door, but it wasn't Ann. It was