One Word (added 06.27.10)
"Crisp. Clean. White. Pure. His stare remained steadily fixed on it before him. Ghostly, it returned his stare, but gave no indication of anything whatsoever. It was being everything but cooperative..."
Cammy (added 02.28.10)
"Cammy laid in the darkness, enveloped by a blanket that was once a present from a former lover, and supported by a couch that found its way into her life..."
A Story to Pass the Time (added 10.26.09)
"She looked like her, spoke like her, but was not her. She was nobody - and yet each day she continued to speak, to breathe, to eat..."
Edwin (added 02.25.09)
"The fourth and seventh stairs creaked under the pressure of Edwin’s stocking clad feet. While he had lived here all his life, it was the first time..."
Bender (added 02.04.09)
"Mary Ellen was drunk. Betty Lou, her roommate, found her face down on the carpeting, howling with laughter..."
Settling In for the Night (added 10.14.08)
"In a quiet house, on a quiet street, in a quiet suburb (near the noisy city), lived Jeffy. A boy of eight, he had spent his entire life..."
I hope you're not the type to kill the messenger (added 06.17.08)
"I don’t know why I waste the money on a lower berth, I can never sleep on trains even though I thought THIS time would be different..."
Alfred
(added 11.30.07)
"Alfred found himself in the top of an enormous tree, wondering how he had gotten there..."
A Eulogy
(added 9.20.07)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for taking the time out of your busy mundane daily routines to come out here tonight and pay your final respects. Tonight we lay to rest..."
Harry
(added 8.28.07)
"Harry leisurely strolled down toward the end of the street. Officially, two nights ago had been the full moon, but anyone could have been fooled into thinking it was tonight..."
Samuel
(added 8.15.07)
"Samuel was delighted, truly delighted. This was one of his favorite things in the world..."
The Escape Artist
(added 7.29.07)
" The village appeared as if it had been plucked directly from a fairy tale..."
Ralph and the Fire
(added 6.17.07)
"The cool wisps of the roaring campfire disappeared slowly into the vacant night sky. 'Not even one star…' he murmured to himself..."
Johnny's Perfect Day
(added 6.12.07)
"Finally, it was done.
“Perfection!” The joy rang out from Johnny’s voice..."
The Boy and the Squirrels
(added 6.12.07)
"Encapsulated and sardonic, the small boy sits alone in the woods, surrounded by a
hundred shades of brown..."
"It was a dream," said John quietly. "Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness."
"How pleasant to be insane!" - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
"Crisp. Clean. White. Pure. His stare remained steadily fixed on it before him. Ghostly, it returned his stare, but gave no indication of anything whatsoever. It was being everything but cooperative..."
Cammy (added 02.28.10)
"Cammy laid in the darkness, enveloped by a blanket that was once a present from a former lover, and supported by a couch that found its way into her life..."
A Story to Pass the Time (added 10.26.09)
"She looked like her, spoke like her, but was not her. She was nobody - and yet each day she continued to speak, to breathe, to eat..."
Edwin (added 02.25.09)
"The fourth and seventh stairs creaked under the pressure of Edwin’s stocking clad feet. While he had lived here all his life, it was the first time..."
Bender (added 02.04.09)
"Mary Ellen was drunk. Betty Lou, her roommate, found her face down on the carpeting, howling with laughter..."
Settling In for the Night (added 10.14.08)
"In a quiet house, on a quiet street, in a quiet suburb (near the noisy city), lived Jeffy. A boy of eight, he had spent his entire life..."
I hope you're not the type to kill the messenger (added 06.17.08)
"I don’t know why I waste the money on a lower berth, I can never sleep on trains even though I thought THIS time would be different..."
Alfred
(added 11.30.07)
"Alfred found himself in the top of an enormous tree, wondering how he had gotten there..."
A Eulogy
(added 9.20.07)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for taking the time out of your busy mundane daily routines to come out here tonight and pay your final respects. Tonight we lay to rest..."
Harry
(added 8.28.07)
"Harry leisurely strolled down toward the end of the street. Officially, two nights ago had been the full moon, but anyone could have been fooled into thinking it was tonight..."
Samuel
(added 8.15.07)
"Samuel was delighted, truly delighted. This was one of his favorite things in the world..."
The Escape Artist
(added 7.29.07)
" The village appeared as if it had been plucked directly from a fairy tale..."
Ralph and the Fire
(added 6.17.07)
"The cool wisps of the roaring campfire disappeared slowly into the vacant night sky. 'Not even one star…' he murmured to himself..."
Johnny's Perfect Day
(added 6.12.07)
"Finally, it was done.
“Perfection!” The joy rang out from Johnny’s voice..."
The Boy and the Squirrels
(added 6.12.07)
"Encapsulated and sardonic, the small boy sits alone in the woods, surrounded by a
hundred shades of brown..."
"It was a dream," said John quietly. "Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness."
"How pleasant to be insane!" - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
