In a dreary November, I set quill to foolscap. A novel in a month? How was that even possible? And so I began with my first sentence...

It was the summer of July, 1986. That's where it all began.

No-one can understand my situation. No-one can help. No-one can break through the walls of darkness. Right, now that's out of the way, down to business. There has been a breach in

The worst part about depression is that even when you`re surrounded by people, you feel alone.

We arranged to meet at The Dolphin at Whitby. To blend in with the locals, I wore black lipstick & patent leather thigh boots. Wilbur wore a black cape lined with red silk & talcum

If you ask me, the most nefarious type of pasta is

A Cocker Spaniel, a Shih-Tzu, a Wiener Dog, a Newfoundland Dog, and Sven the Police Dog where making the rounds in the Tensta, when the ran into a pack of

Once upon a time there lived a mother of three who turned 40. Her friends wanted to write a short story on her birthday and they found a website to assist. This is that story.

The pages curled and crackled as roses of flame bloomed along their edges. Blank ink was consumed by black soot, and a column of smoke blossomed into the sky. No more would

"Ach." tutted Souperwoman. Jakob had spilt soup on his shirt, and was hungrily lapping it up. But Souperwoman was hiding Jakob from the grammar Nazis, and so let him be. Jakob

Kate sat with her boyfriend, about to meet his parents at a ritzy outdoor restaurant. "I'm only dating him because I'm bored.That's it!" She gets up and

The anwer hung, unseen, within the grasp of my hand. If only I had grasped it. That's done now. We remained in the dark to the answer I had in another life. Recognizing that we'd b

A wave of sadness overcame me. I knew it. It was over. What once was, had died, withered away into nothing. I didn't even have the power to conjure up tears, all I could do was

Zoltan yacked xylocarpous windsocks under Tinas sweater, obtusely reifying Quentin's plateresque orilon. No manly libretti, karaokes, jingles, intonations, homelies, gerrymandering

As my dear brother lay sweating and pallid on the threshold, our mysterious lodger, whom I thought might murder us all, offered a healing lozenge. The wastemistress gasped and ran

Bob sang his favorite song, and crawled down the hallway

*CREEEK*the door was opening slowly.Wind was howling through the windows and blowing the curtains.Unknown footsteps were heard running in the hall.Outside,roaring thunder was heard

They had a paradise but they lost it. They wasted their love and spent their happiness on useless worries.

Whatever Mum’s saying’s drowned out by the grimy roar of the bus pulling away, revealing a pub called The Rabid Fox. The sign shows three beagles cornering a fox. They’re about to

Life was great for Lady Lucy, who happened to just receive the best honor she could. She was now queen, of this wonderful yet intimidating place. Although she just found out that