So today started off a bit unusual. It began with activated charcoal, some coffee filters and a whole bunch of alcohol. Luckily, my partner in crime (who rarely steers me in the

There's no better way to start a morning than by misquoting Lou Reed.

The door creaked open."Trick-or-treat!" I shouted, cringing inside, knowing what was going to happen next. "Ohhhhh myyyyyy," cackled old Mrs. Miller. "Come in, come in & let me

In front of the whole 4th Grade, Millard said, "I know Santa's real because my mom would never lie to me." Later, when Laura showed him the entry for Santa Claus in the encyclopedi

"Well, there you go then," she thought as the door slammed. She heard the car reverse out of the drive, into a tree, crunch gears and head off down the street. The broken glass

Harry Potter arrived early and had made a paperbag lunch. Bilbo Baggins ambled down the cobble path to meet him by the switch yard. They were ready for a full day of train spotting

The sun shone brightly on the blue waves of the open sea. A young child with hair of fire stood attentively at its mouth, looking for someone. On the horizon, a ship was approach

"To twerk. To rhythmically gyrate the lower fleshy extremities in a lascivious manner with the intent to elicit sexual arousal or laughter." 'Lower fleshy extremities' is too vague

Sophia asked why. A lot. When she was a child her parents put it off as a charming phase she was going through and tried their best to answer her questions with more questions, but

Once upon a time in a land not very far away, there lived a boy.

Bozo was discharged from his Clowns Without Borders tour of duty with a severe case of Post-Dramatic Humourless Syndrome. It didn't help that he returned to a society where clowns

A gargoyle and a voluptuous blonde assisted The amazing Pamplemousse at the Picadilly. In his shaman costume he'd flimflam the crowd by whispering the magic words "rigaton salami

Somewhere on FoldingStory is a story entitled "Falscheweh," & if you read it, you go insane. It's the one story you can't find in Search, and its authors are a mystery. Written in

The man beside me picked up a burger, chewed, and swallowed. Soon, that burger was gone. Then, another. And another. After the fourth or so, I began to wonder if he would ever

"Just this once, I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." The needle remained stable. "It was in the Winter of 1972 . I just had to get out, so I

The waiter was talking to me very fast in Catalan. I said something to him in what could have been Italian which is how I ended up with a bottle of alcohol free lager. The vagaries

When I arrived home, the door was opened. I thought about my cats and if they were safe. Suddenly, I heard a noise and people stepping down the stairs very quickly. I didn't unders

I was perusing the American Section of the supermarket. I decided to make a Tootsie Roll casserole with pancake mix dumplings & chocolate sauce gravy. I love ethnic food!

Guns don't kill people.

The wind was so strong I could barely felt my hands which are currently in my sweater's little pocket. "Tessa! Tessa!" Someone yelled. To my amaze, it was her.."Grandma!" I cried.