"Why did I have to dress up as Napoleon?" Billy thought as he entered the Halloween party. His friends were dressed ...

Once upon a time there was little man whom no-one believed. His name was Henry, and he loved to go to parties. But wh...

I waited for her, all night long I stood there waiting. As the crowd dissipated, I was left erect and waiting. I make...

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...

"Following up from the fight we had last night Darren" "I don't wanna talk about it Judy" I can see the fear in Darre...

I spent days in the field, hoping to see something bloom. The desert surrounded me like the ocean that surrounds an i...

I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, ham, hogs, dogs, beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, chicken, turkey, r...

by the time the cops can, I sneaked into an alleyway to avoid the cops but as soon as I ran around the corner of a ra...

Outnumbered. Jezebel stands on the ledge, hands fluttering up and down the slick chains. Outnumbered. She tries to br...

They were outnumbered and they knew it. J'nox lifted his six-shooter as he and his comrades prepared to defend the he...

Down six steps and under the fire escape. Don't knock on the door, follow the hall to the end. Go through the curt...

He had her in his sights. The moment he saw her, he zeroed in on his prey. Her grace, her beauty... she stood apart f...

Holographic women are all the rage. Easier than humans to be around. No talking back or gorging on chocolates to ruin...

Absent. The perfect word to describe the situation. Paul and Maria Strickland sat at their kitchen table eating brea...

The episodes were getting more frequent. I'd forget where I was. Friends looking at me strangely as I carried on conv...

He was absent. Again. The kid would only show up on test days - on which he performed well enough. But that wasn't th...

Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. They were just sitting there In the box. H...

Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. Nobody knows until they've been in those sh...

Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. He'd told his parents he wanted to move out...

The year was 1986 and she was a high school softball star. So young and full of potential. She was beautiful. She had...

The year was 1986 and I was 10 years old living in south Louisiana. My family had been living in Louisiana for gener...

The year was 1986. My home, a typical home in Suburbia, USA. My life, a typical American teenager, filled with angst ...

My mind was moving faster than my body. I wanted to play in the swing so bad but my feet weren't moving fast enough. ...

I let out a heavy sigh as I stepped over the cobwebs, allowing myself to have a moment of preparation. The swing rock...

she couldn't do it. her moist, clammy hands clung to the wooden pole with vicious might as she drew in intermittent, ...

While me and my friend were packing, I thought of what we will do during the holiday we have away from school or stre...

I was scared. I could see another perspective of myself. Did I want this to happen, no, but did it happen for a reaso...

I lay there, floating. On the outside, at least. On the inside, I walked quietly down a dark hallway towards a bright...