Humor
The suspicious package was very suspicious.
It was spring break in the early ‘00s, and the world was a new and more dangerous place. The towers had fallen, and wars were being waged, but nothing stands between college-aged co-eds and their beer. The kids this year were doubling down though. With war in the air and feelings of patriotism at an all-time high, people were “partying like it was 1999,” as we used to say back in the day.
By Rick Wasserman5 years ago in Fiction
Never Judge a Cat by Its Cover
My friend, Dawn, has a beautiful full-blooded Ragdoll cat, Thumper. The cat is a giant. He must weigh thirty pounds which draws attention to the cat. This cat is not a ball of fat; instead, he is a lean cat machine. All muscle. He has large shimmery blue eyes. Because the cat is a Ragdoll, he has a dark face mask with dark boots on all four feet. One-fourth of his tail is also dark. He looks like a big, beautiful, cuddly ball of black and white love. Thumper is not.
By Toni Crowe5 years ago in Fiction
Pork Pie
We had a family friend called Arthur. Of all of our friends and acquaintances Arthur was the roughest. And I mean rough as a badger’s arse. He wasn’t very educated and he was certainly opinionated but as the saying goes, he was a rough diamond and would do anything to help out (especially old ladies).
By Julie Murrow5 years ago in Fiction
All My Friends and Relatives Eat Shit
“Hi there. My name is Ralph and I’m a Dung Beetle. I live on the western edge of the tropical Amazon rainforest in a country called Ecuador. I very seldom see the sun because of the massive overhead canopy formed by the large tropical trees in our neighborhood. We do have a daytime and a night time though. The night time is very dark and I can often see the stars through the openings in the trees. But in the daytime, it is very difficult to see the sky. Because of the light coming through the leaves above me, everything appears to have a green tinge to it. I’ve heard that in most places in the world, daylight is white. In my forest, however, the daylight is green light.
By John Oliver Smith5 years ago in Fiction
Zuma
“Mom, I can stand up!” “I know you can, but you can show me some other time. Please sit.” Four-year-old Tyson wanted to do everything the way his older brother did, including pee standing up. But their flight was about to board and Marielle didn’t have time to wipe up the pee that would invariably end up on the seat and, probably, floor.
By Brett Lalli 5 years ago in Fiction
Trick or Treat
Baylor was rushing throughout the apartment in a panic getting ready for work, on Halloween. While her roommate, Kinsey, sat at the kitchen island eating a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie watching the entire scene unfold. Baylor paused for a moment to look over at her sweet-toothed roommate, “ You know, you will eventually have to actually do your homework? Professor Zelena doesn’t do extensions and you’re already failing as it is. So maybe you can put down the ice cream and go in there to write your paper.” She juts her finger toward the bedroom.
By Karina Ruiz5 years ago in Fiction
The Vengeful Secret
Cecelia fought back a wave of nausea as she stood on the threshold of the community hall. For years, she had entertained childish fantasies about revenge. But what seemed justified in theory suddenly felt unnecessarily cruel. Shameful, even.
By Amelia Mathis 5 years ago in Fiction
