"How is she?" - "Nothing new. Coma isn't much to look at, you know." I stand beside the bed and stare at her calm, peaceful face. "Can she her me?" "Unlikely. Brain activity is

It all started when Lucy kissed Jermaine.

Josh stared with emptiness into the rumpled contents of his back seat. It was a jalopy sure, but it was his--he earned it fair and square, and as the crimson sun sank, so too did

I made a mental note to drive more carefully. This kind of thing can wear thin on someone after the fifth or sixth time. Kris put her hands on the wheel in exasperation and that’s

Before I could stop myself, I jumped over and hugged him, then jerked back and bounced on my heels. He looked amused and flustered at the same time. Surprised and elated, he put

The grain silo poured its contents into the streets, which would have been a useful gesture a hundred years before. These people, however, had no idea that it could be ground down

:Hi A voice came out of no where. :Hi?? You say. :Beware of strange monsters: The voice says again. You open your eyes. You find yourself in a strange room filled with

Susy had always been a happy girl. This ended when she once heard about World War II and all its cruelties that took place. Especially one story about a...

Bubbles flew all around her and bounced against her nose as the parachute fluttered all around her. How she'd gotten on top of it was as much a mystery as how she'd come to

Suzette saw stubble / on David's face / then went to Prom / with a guy named Chase / Burma Shave

The tag on the edge of his bed forbade him from removing it. He worked at the store, but he'd purchased it on an employee plan and would have to return it if he quit within a year

About three slides into the PowerPoint deck, I knew I was in trouble. Mr. Bridge locked the conference room door, and the Chairman leaned forward, his index finger

"The choice is yours: cherry pie or dark chocolate piroulines." Her aristocratic voice swirled around his head, mocking him. This was no choice. He was sure of it. It was a test.

I woke up to a cop outside my apartment window with a megaphone. He said to put down my WA2000 or i would have to

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

Snow fell on the decrepit buildings like white ash, reminescent of a violent, dirty time in their past. I stood and gazed at them in the cold, hoping to not linger long.

She detached the front mounted jet pack and stored it in her locker, then removed her cape and hung it over the jet pack. Her name tag said "Debby, Senior Air Ship Hostess. Today

She woke up with a bad cold. If she could only

This story is about a little kite. Little kite was flying high in the sky. Then she said to herself "what is going to happen is all my friends are going to have a party with me"

“So, this guy likes punctual”, David said as if we’d been carrying on a conversation for hours. “He’s very well connected with the traffickers in Everett and does some deals