Humor
Doggy Dog Days Parody
"Get a dog", they said. "A young puppy will enrich the lives of your life and give your peace", they said. Makes me wonder what kind of dogs they've had. Currently I'm standing in the rain locked out of my apartment watching my new dog tear apart the blinds and knock pillows off my couch.
By The Coffee Guru4 years ago in Fiction
Careful What Name You Choose. Top Story - September 2021.
Shortly after moving into our new neighborhood, my wife found him on Interstate 12 in Louisiana. Unannounced, she delivered him to me, which was clearly against the rules. But our home is like the Roach Motel--if anything checks in, they never check out. The smell was painful, and after addressing the filth, tar, and matted hair, he was still unrecognizable as any particular breed.
By Gerard DiLeo4 years ago in Fiction
MAN MADE 5
SETTING DR. LOWINSKYS OFFICE Scene opens in the computer lab where the back up data is at 99.7 percent in the blurred background Lilith and Nuk run out of the simulation room to call the police. The computer says completed and it says “uploading into brain” the system makes a sound and electrocutes Lows unconscious body. Lows body begins to shake as his melanin skin is turned white, he loses color in his lips turning pale and begins to recede at the edges making him smile. Lows eyes loses color turning them milky white and the skin surrounding them turned black, his hair stands up on straight. Low begins to vibrates really fast until he’s ripped through his clothes leaving his red under armor. Low continues to shake even after the machine stops, he eventually stops then there is a silence in the room until there is a sound from outside the window.
By La’Garyus Bonney4 years ago in Fiction
Not Nappy About This!
“And now the six o’clock news with Magnus Steele.” A man in his late 50s and black suit and tie took a seat with his eyes on the camera. Magnus was known for his wisdom and straight face. He took pride in telling people that he never looked at social media, but he couldn’t resist the odd scroll on his wife’s mobile from time to time. From what he had seen, he had no idea how he was going to keep a straight face.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Fiction
Jeremy Botts and the Psychic Peanut
Jeremy Botts and the Psychic Peanut A Grown Up Children's Story by: Dennis R. Humphreys Remember the whole story of St. Joan of Arc, the young girl who successfully led the French army against the English aggressors? She never had military training, never led an army but she claimed she took her direction from God. While others around her did not hear the voices, she did.
By Dennis Humphreys4 years ago in Fiction
The Brownie's Intervention
1 | If there was anything happening in Pear Tree Village, Fiona the Brownie knew about it. She didn't consider herself a gossip, though she'd heard others whispering about it while she was sweeping outside Pear Tree Tavern. She may, on occasion, hear some things that she then shares with others. She thought information sharing was very important for a small village. After all, if it weren't for her, how would anyfae know anything?
By Krystle Lynn Rederer4 years ago in Fiction
Bones & Silicone
Grave robbing in southern California was all Leroy’s idea. “All them rich folk in Cali-Fornia, we could make a fortune!” He tilted the bottle back and stared up at the stars, “You know them rich people, they so greedy, they so scared somebody else gonna get they stuff they even take it to the grave with ‘em.”
By Riya Anne Polcastro4 years ago in Fiction
It’s All in the Pull
“Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh There were few things more alluring than a warm cup of coffee in the fall when the air turned cool and the leaves turned to fiery colors. She usually insisted that coffee was a year-round delight since she was admittedly rather obsessed with the proper preparation of espresso-based drinks. As they walked into the cafe, the smell of freshly-roasted coffee beans hit her instantaneously.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 years ago in Fiction
Wisdom from a Bear and his friends.
Growing up, you can say that I was not popular. It was a bit of a rough patch for me- those school-age days. I wore braces and glasses. I was socially awkward and never invited to birthday parties. I wanted to be good at school, but it was hard. I wanted to be athletic, but I did not have the genes for it. I wanted to be artistic but never really stood out as having ability. As a result, I am not even a memory to my fellow students.
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins4 years ago in Fiction
Gunar Vaslovic and the Credit Card
“Hey! Can we get some service over here?” Nancy stopped combining A.1. bottles and rushed over to Table 25. The blonde in the see-through blouse disentangled herself long enough from her date to pout at Nancy. “This Coke is flat,” she commented, shoving her glass at the server.
By Kathleen Youmans4 years ago in Fiction
Ralph's Shoe Store
My name is Gordon Bradshaw. I’ve lived in this city for fifteen years; I’m a professor at the university here. But it was only recently that I made quite the startling discovery about this quaint little town. When I found out, I was absolutely beside myself. I had no idea such a thing was going on in this seemingly innocent little town! Well...innocent apart from all the muggings. But still, I was shocked to discover that such a thing had been going on all this time, and I had not been any the wiser.
By Frank Macaluso4 years ago in Fiction
