The family was gathered around the table, like past Christmases. The table was set with Waterford crystal. Mother brought out the roasting pan. When she lifted the lid, a severed

The terrible green snake darted forwards with impossible speed. The frightened girl squeezed her eyes shut. She heard the most sickening

Some scenes that may have led to this decision to stop the telefilm include the portrayal of shirtless men talking in

One of the doctors who caught the end of it said that he’d knocked down three of them before the last one hit him in the head with a brick.” “A brick!?” I yelped. The floodgates

I was sitting on my couch eating cheetos when out of nowhere, jumped a tiny man who wanted to take me to

The light flashed on his answering machine. He stood next to it, wishing he could listen to the messages, but those times were gone. Beside it was a list of songs after his eulogy

Cratered and vomiting lava, the planet's face reminded him of his high school girlfriend on her period. It was time to dance again, he thought. But tonight, he'd brought protection

"Wrong!" he shouted with triumph that bordered on eroticism. "You are so bloody wrong that it is putrid and pathetic. You are so wrong you will never be right again." With that he

The tissues piled up on the table. The flu hadn't reached it's plateau yet but I couldn't stop to rest so I knew it would just get worse. I had a deadline and health be damned.

The bag gaped open, waiting to swallow the prize, but it would be hours before a caper could be carried out. When a bird landed near by, then hopped onto the edge, time stood still

As he read, the blood drained from his face. Almost reflexively, he looked over his right shoulder, out the window and toward the dip in Madden Road about a half block from his

He waited for the Rhino to come to the spot. He had laced the innertube with Female Rhino heat musk. But the night was quiet. Then he heard trampling. He shone his light and

The easel stool folded in the closet. He was afraid to look at it and averted his gaze when the door was open. She had been leaving it open often, but catharsis was a long way off

Jaimie cleaned his mustache. His reflection said FRAUD. Big fraud. He and Adam were world-famous, but no one knew. No one knew they were lovers. The audience was so homophobic

This has been my morning ritual ever since that the day it came back from the dry cleaners all stretched out of shape and with a peculiar odor I couldn't put my finger on.... But

Henry usually found TaeBo a bit beneath him. After all, he had served in the Navy Seals, enduring what he imagined to be much worse than anything Tanya the TaeBo instructor might

One day, there lived a little snowman, in the snow and it was very cold. The best thing was it's winter. But it felt bit sad, for it will melt away when the sun comes out.

Such a fall had never been attempted, at least not with the intent to live. Who would be fool enough to expect survival when sky diving without a parachute, but he'd seen it done.

He considered himself lazy and spiritual. This is why he was a huge follower of "The Secret." All he had to do was think about stuff and it would happen. His favorite place to

She was coming to spend the weekend at the ski house we rented. I had heard all the stories about her exploits and was ready to try my luck. I was so nervous, what if she