I unlocked the deadbolt and peered out into the blackness past the screen door. Something had made that noise. It was cold and I was trying to talk myself out of investigating but

i grabbed the rake and whipped it across the baby's face. Well it didn't stop crying. The door opened and in ran

My brother was returning from deployment on mars and needed a ride. My wife had told me that I was kindly offering, no matter what I said. So here I was, standing in the lunar rain

Whoouh. I pushed back from the delivery Chinese-splattered table, grabbed a fortune cookie and limped to the couch, spent. Cracking the cookie, I pushed some shards in my mouth and

Avery always knew what he wanted. He was just that kind of person. That is why, at the young age of nineteen, he knew he wanted to be with his boyfriend Jason forever. So Jason now

I am an aromiologist. Miss your early school years? I can mix a batch of chalk dust, mimeograph fluid, and slight whiff of industrial cleanser. First love? Cherry Lipsmacker,

When Amy finally woke up in the hospital after a week-long coma, she discovered an engagement ring on her left hand. She felt desperately in love but unfortunately, amnesia

Ever since my mom sat me down and told me that my father was an anonymous sperm donor I have been trying to find the other half of me that's always been a mystery. All I had was

The young girl was used to dark places so the narrow and damp corridor did not frighten her. She felt her way down, her hands running along the sides of the jagged walls until

Sometimes when I brush my teeth I think I can hear the cavities die. I can hear their wails and screams as the listerine incinerates them. I feel sorry for them. That's why I

A bunch of kids went walking on a bridge towards the other side. The kids were begining to cross over the bridge when

One upon a time in a land far, far away...

So there I was. Sitting in the priciples 45 degree office. All alone while the principle left the room for a minute. Then, all of a sudden, the phone rang. Smuthered by curiosity I

"Arre you ready?" Those three words broke my inatentive stare. "Sure." I replied as I adjusted my suit cuff. We walked up the stairs, and knocked on the door, and waited. Soon the

Rachel had always loved figs, but wondered what all the fuss about figgy pudding was about. She decided that only way to satisfy her curiosity was a pilgrimmage to

I had the least stressful job in the world: traffic man for the 3 am local news. Usually I just got in front of the camera and said, "Open roads, folks!" But tonight was different.

3 big green elephants were stampeding towards me. I ran as fast as I could but

The pharmacist on board the submarine successfully operated on Seaman Darrell Rector for appendicitis deep in the

The rupture was 2 meters in diameter. It was easy to find - with all the stuff from the broken pipes floating near the opening. I activated thrusters and counted to 3 - any more

It was the second last day of my life. I knew because the astrologer told me so. I then asked the astrologer if he knew that he would die that very day. when he said 'no' I killed