As Thomas was smoking in an alleyway, he heard a scream. He walked out of the alleyway slowly, being observant of his...

The old trash can on Drake and Washington avenue was the witness to the biggest mistake of George's life. Sadly, he t...

I waited on the corner of Drake Street and Something. I shielded my eyes from the bright gray to see the paintings on...

When I was 12, I went to sea. I was on my father's ship for 6 months and 4 days when i caught a glimpse of her. I ...

When I was 12, I went to sea. Don't ask me which. I don't know. It was sometimes blue, and it was sometimes green. ...

When I was 12, I went to sea. I went to sea to see the sea. I had yet to see the sea until I was 12. Then the sea I s...

The wind whistled around me, caressing me like i was its lover. Its icy touch leaving trails of fire all over my skin...

i jumped off the bridge and hit the water. OK, so i didn't judge the height of the bridge or he depth of the water, b...

You could use a little direction, said Junie to Sam. They were sitting cross-legged in the wood chips on the playgr...

The building I lived in was old, rusty around the doorknobs, the 14th floor was still half under construction. The we...

My word muscles are stiff. My writing bones ache. The prose reads like a bruise. I burst bored air through my lips, ...

I lay siege to it. This was war and a fast and furious assault seemed the surest course. There was a front to push fo...

"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...

The woolly mammoth lined up for the next event in the prehistoric Winter Olympics: the 400 meter speed skating compet...

"Ice Snakes! I will not let you beat me into the Olympics!" Woolly Mammoth shouted as he watched the Ice Snakes perfo...

From the day the museum opened, the mammoth was the first thing every visitor saw. How could they miss it? It towered...

"You know why girls suddenly change their hairstyles don't you?" He leered over my sister with that gap-toothed smug-...

There was a little girl who loved a boy. It was her first time with a crush on a boy. It was her first time with love...

The first time I saw Tommy, I knew he was a total douche. I don't allow my sister to date douches; shit — no brother ...

I stare at the row of perfect houses resting on the perfectly manicured lawns beneath a perfectly blue sky by perfect...

I found the ring on the bowling green. Slipped in my back pocket for later as I was in the middle of the tournament. ...

Set down the light set it down anywhere The pure clean of a random weeknight on the coach staring at the white ceili...

It was her masterpiece. Jutting out of the water, everyone around could see what she'd created - what *she* had crea...

His dive, performed in front of the small, half-drunk dinner party, was perfect in his mind. He'd had a few martinis ...

For some reason, I couldn't stop staring at the picture. It was... gorgeous, sure. The colors were somewhat exaggerat...

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...