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.

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

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 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.

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 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

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

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

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...

: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

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

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

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

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

It all started when Lucy kissed Jermaine.

"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

He held his breath and handed her the envelope. Her man's last words were written on it, and they were for his wife. She paused and opened it, grimacing. His wife would never see.

Michelle Bachmann stirred her cauldron and added the final ingedient to her stupidity elixir. It smelled right, but you can only tell by taste if it IS right. She filled a goblet

He was stewing in his Italian Sportscar. He had the leather gloves to prove it. He shifted gears and couldn't get the Russian giant out of his head. He thought of the statue

I realized why my father, even when drunk, only pounded on my bedroom door to wake me in the morning. I suddenly felt somehow responsible for my mother leaving. Reaching for my