Until now, she'd never thought of herself as pretty. The purple satin fabric reaching her feet. Hair tied up beautifu...

She looked in the mirror and thought about that one guy. The guy who always smiled her way. The only person every to ...

Not really that pretty But lovely Strong flowing She sat on the beach watching the last sunset We were tense and sa...

I had finished drawing. The picture a beautiful representation of her body. I told her that I was done, she decided n...

The pain was gigantic. No, no wait, that wasn't the right word. What was the right word? Around him people were shout...

Gigantic. Positively enormous. those were the words that first came to mind as she gazed up at the Statue of Liberty....

"And now, a nice, juicy twist. That's it. Keep twisting. One final push! Aaaaand release. Other side, now. Raise your...

Twist. Twist. Twist. The doorknob wouldn't turn. The door wouldn't open. And then Liz would find out why Sebastian wa...

The first day of school and he was already in a fight. Mark sighed as the three seventh graders approached him from t...

One scoop chocolate, one scoop... The ice cream scoop clatters on the counter top, empty. I stare at the perfectly ro...

"One scoop chocolate, one scoop..." the girl giggled as she plopped the ice cream into the bowl. "Two scoops chocolat...

One scoop chocolate, one scoop strawberry. One scoop soil, one scoop blood. One scoop of fear, one scoop of daring. O...

You know this comforting feeling of nostalgia? It always catches me up, when I look at old pictures, just like this. ...

"I hope we never grow up," Kate said. "We will," answered Petra, "But we don't need to grow old." The memories of th...

An old sepia photo can be a bullet. It can tear through the lineup of neurons, neatly lined up like socks on a bed. I...

I wonder. I really wonder. He always enjoyed pulling a fast one over me, he did. So I suppose this wasn't a surprise,...

Ox bow lake? I said looking at Jerry. He sat there with that evil kniving look on his face. I knew i should have stay...

You had me at ox bow lake, knee deep in dark water. "It's not so bad, right?" you said. "It's no Jersey Shore," I s...

The night had finally come, the date that I have been waiting for all week! My boyfrend was planning to take me out o...

While walking in the city, the 2 friends asked each other where they should go for dinner. They decide to go to a fan...

I remember being that young. They seem to be about the same age that I was when I was engaged to my now ex fiance. We...

Slowly it built, piece by piece. The atoms of its essence compiling line after line, upwards and outwards, exploding ...

"Big wheels keep on turnin'..." Paul's hands beat on the steering wheel in time with Lynyrd Skynrd as he drove down t...

Gradually. That was the secret, wasn't it? Build up their trust or indifference, either one would do, like in t...

In the time of stone and wood, when you and I walked through shady forests surrounded by the scent of roasting ptarmi...

Candace wants all her glasses to look half-full, but Martin can't stop complaining. He's tried to keep his mouth shut...

"You stink," said Martin. "I do?" said Candice. "Yes. You smell like eggs and old V8 and goose turds and a garbage ...

I don't like hats anymore. My friend from camp always wore a hat, and so did I. We would switch hats sometimes, weari...

Never leave the house looking less than your best. It is this way that we show respect for others (paraphrased from T...

Sometimes I am shocked at the state of America today. The young people just have not respect - no decency at all. The...