A horrible buzzing noise punctuated the morning routine of ripping through the flesh of her latest kill. A mosquito had caught the scent. The female Tyrannosaurus slowly rose and

The Emporer of the World looked at his day planner. "Item one, beatification of Pope John Paul the II, check. item two, croquet with the royals at undisclosed location, check. Next

I know I'm just a robot, a metal man. But I love you. I love you more than your parents ever will. Could you please

Spring was unusually cold. Greta's plans for the yard were delayed while waiting for the snow, frost and downpours to move away. She drew, sketched and bought all the acutrements a

Eran las 8:30 de una mañana cualquiera. Estábamos en clase y la tranquilidad de la noche había terminado. Los niños gritaban, se empujaban y maldecían su suerte.

He showed up to the marriage counselor's office three hours early. He handed her 10K cash and said, "When my wife and I come in later, remember she is WRONG," and he winked

Mr. Toad jumped into the prius and

Through the rotting jungle, we happened upon an old French plantation. They invited us in and offered the last of the vintage wine. "We have been here for years," the owner said.

A cold feeling of shock gripped me as I stared at the splintered, shattered wood of my front door.

When they kissed, it was like every sound and person in the room was fading away. Her mouth was sweet and open and everything he ever dreamed of. He wanted her to be his alone.

Drop those rocks and grab your socks. it's time to quit wading and put your shoes back on. Your mom is going to kill me for letting you get this wet. Rock skipping was never this

He finally felt unique. He'd pleaded enough times that his mom gave in and gave him the money. Then he bought an IPOD in "green." Now he was an individual because

"Don't you know who you are talking too?" I said to myself in the mirror. I suddenly realized I didn't. I suffered from narcissistic amnesia. I knew I was somebody, but who?

The universe has become so rife with bend and arc, I think we can't depend on parallel lines not intersecting for much longer, did you see that bend in the moon's orbit last month?

She'd needed the movers, she'd paid them, now they were gone. Tess examined each site again, where the movers'd placed each item, adjusting as needed, examining the scant damage.

Ch. 2: "Sure, as Hands of Glory go, this one is rather tacky, with all its pop culture rings." Grace Zabriskie wouldn't have been my first choice to play Marie Laveau, but somehow

Rasputin licked the powdered sugar from Marie Laveau's chin. "What shall we do with the people of earth, ma cherie? They are so depressingly easy to mesmerize. What is to be done?"

Rayne was not like most boys his age. There was something different about him that no one else knew about. He was quite... special. You see, what made Rayne so different was

They say that in your darkest moments, when all is lost... Something keeps you going, pushes you up no matter how many times you fall. They were right. I just wish they weren't.

She stood before me naked and I felt my eyes wandering her body. Meandering until they became firmly fixed on a small dark spot on her upper thigh. What was that? I started to ask,