I was trying to capture the static electricity in his hair. It was shooting it out in all directions and I was hoping for a spark. A little spark and I could increase the oxygen in

I bandaged my oozing toe with a strip of cloth I'd cut from an old shirt, winced, cussed as I put my sneakers back on. I really needed to control my temper. If I didn't stop kickin

Pancho mindlessly flipped through the channels, unable to focus on any of the daytime programming he came upon. He was thinking of that paper airplane, the one that had killed

Disco balls are really the ultimate accessory. They are so versatile and really do snazz up any outfit. Too bad my boss seems to think they are a perfect substitute for a nice set

You wanna know what happened that night? Really? Its silly, but i will tell you. I go as normally to the most near shop to buy tomato's, but it seems that no tomato's where here.

It was doomed from the start. He liked Joy Division and Nick Cave, she liked Celine Dion and Susan Boyle. I'm not gonna say someone was right and someone was wrong, but, well,

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity," I remember thinking! It's scary how something so good and exciting could turn our so badlyl!

He woke up groggy and sore from mysterious rug burns in yet more mysterious places. His nakedness was covered by a carelessly tossed afghan. The only sign of life was a blinking

A team of prostitutes, brigands, highwaymen, pirates, pimps, loiterers, shady folk, untrustworthies, hobos, criminals, thieves, pickpockets, delinquents and some French approached

It was time to write. The clouds had lifted to reveal a particularly beautiful sunset. L'mar felt that the clouds had also lifted from the crippling writer's block that had

This was ridiculous, you didn't get earthquakes in the south of England. But as the earth cracked around her, Roberta realised that this was no earthquake. This was a

And as our train left the station, a weird announcement came on the PA system. "Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be moving shortly. We're waiting for...

Walking into the back of the restaurant, a waiter bumped him aside and apologized profusely. They'd turned down the lights since he'd left and were still a little blind. His knife

Popping sounds always made Duran nervous, yet he could not hesitate when Uncle Simon offered the job at the champagne tasting company. His uncle had always fought for him.

Anyone who might have glanced my way would think nothing of me walking through the neighborhood in the morning. It was a school day and kids carry bags to school all the time.

I like pinapples, but jim here says they remind him of the desert. I told him no, pinapples are from the rainforest and he...

Family gatherings were always a nasty business but at Uncle Ed's Wake was worse. We were sitting at the dining room table quarreling when someone started playing footsie with me

Arianna stayed in one corner as she cried the whole afternoon. Her heart was crushed into a million pieces. He was gone and he would never come back.

Once upon a time, I had a roommate named Sol, and he had a behemoth trousersnake. I was no twink, I never wanted to see it, but that was never my choice to make. One night, he

She sat down and cracked her fingers. Their tips fell silently, gently over the keys. She could hear the music before she ever began to play. Her fingers arched, and attacked