 | The Waitress  Miscellaneous Stories every morning jon trenton had his breakfast at the local diner. like clockwork, he would come in at six, sit at ‘his' booth near the front windows and look over the menu, even though he always ordered the same thing. the food wasn't great at the diner and everyone knew it, but he endured the mediocre breakfasts for one reason and one reason only; so he could see her. she worked the early mor...
Sep 15, 2008 | 1090 Hits |  | 33 Comments | Read more... |
pe.jpg) | Frozen Wounds, Chapter 1  Miscellaneous Stories stranded
author: jessie masoner
"what did happen that night captain?" asked the bartender.
"i'll tell you what happened, another jack and coke, hold the coke." drake stated.
"here you go, let's get started on that story."
"yeah yeah well let's see."
aboard a ship in the middle of the arctic circle scr...
Oct 3, 2008 | 1014 Hits | | 3 Comments | Read more... |
| What Goes Around. . . Well, You Know The Rest Miscellaneous Stories sitting in his chevy with the windows rolled down, mike caught a cool breeze with his face and savored the short amount of time before he had to return to work. carefully taking a small sip of hot coffee, he leaned back and watched as a discolored pigeon circled the store. to be free as a bird and fly high above the monotony of life, mike mused as he rested his tired eyes.
after...
Sep 13, 2008 | 731 Hits | | 14 Comments | Read more... |
 | May and December Poetry they called it a may december relationship
he was the may, she was the december
15 years was the difference
and no one could see why
what do you see in her they asked him?
but they didn't know
how her intelligence captivated him
how her beauty overtook him, how her sexuality enthralled him
what do you see in him they asked her?
bu...
Sep 15, 2008 | 604 Hits | | 25 Comments | Read more... |
 | You Want What? Humor a lot of people in this world use the telephone.
think about it.
men, women, children, dentists, florists, farmers, serial killers, rapists, deadbeats, the pope. (wait, i shouldn't have put deadbeats right next to the pope.) alter boys, the pope; there, that sounds better.
oh, sure, there may be a small african tribe of headhunters that has never heard of a cell phone.
perhaps...
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| Run Katy Run Miscellaneous Stories katy gagged when the strong, familiar taste of copper filled her mouth. a stream of blood escaped from her nose and fled off her chin. dragging her bruised body across the filthy carpet, katy hoped none of her teeth had been knocked out. arising, like an injured bird from the ground after falling from its nest, katy limped into her bedroom. struggling onto a stained mattress, she stretched her ach...
Sep 21, 2008 | 567 Hits | | 16 Comments | Read more... |
 | The Lottery Humor this is the story about jack and neal
who shook on hands and made a deal
the lottery they'd play and if either one hit
right down the middle the money they'd split
then one-day jack couldn't be found
weeks went by without a sound
he called to jacks work and his boss said well son
jacks seeing the world with all the money he won
he vowed...
Oct 4, 2008 | 552 Hits | | 18 Comments | Read more... |
| Mr. Cook Humor it was some meaningless tuesday morning at han***** south high school. in the cafeteria, students worked on homwork, slept or waited for the bell to ring. mr. cook lounged in his chair lazily checking attendence while his gigantic ass threatened to envelop its seat. his beady eyes were fixed on the class sheet, but his mind was back in softball season. he missed the smell of freshly cut grass, the...
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 | You Can't Get There From Here Humor this is marie. how may i help you?"
"yea. i need a tow job. how fast can you get here?"
"i'll be happy to help you. may i get your membership number please?"
"is it the number on the card... that big honkin thing?"
"yes."
"i don't have my card with me. it's in my fishbowl."
"uh, okay. i can look...
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 | A Healing Horror mathew ignored the horrendous smell, but passed out as the deadly solvent sprayed onto his arm. it was an experiment that had gone all too terribly wrong. now, with the liquid eating away his flesh... it was all too terribly late.
two hours earlier
(university of technology, sydney australia)
outside the historic university it was peaceful and quiet, bu...
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 | Killswitch Mystery killswitch
author: jessie masoner
"there is something you're not telling me detective." the host proclaimed as i headed up the stairs.
"there are things in this world that mean more to me than anything else; one of these things is finding those who killed my family."
"what do you mean finding them?"
"let's have one last drink...
Sep 14, 2008 | 451 Hits | | 20 Comments | Read more... |
| Winning The Frog Lottery Humor her car, out of gas once again; slides to a stop in the worst possible place. knowing help won't be coming anytime soon, she steps out and begins making her way to safety. she has miles to travel, (fifty yards back at the top of the freeway entrance, is a gas station.)
so she bends low and presses into the punishing wind, (light breeze ten miles per hour, drifting in from the east). she s...
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| Love Crawls Down the Drain Romance i can't believe she broke up with me! after five years of being together she just decided that 'hey, i don't like this guy anymore. maybe i should pulverize his heart with a hammer.'
"i don't think it's working out." is what she had said.
"not working out!? but cynthia i love you, you love me!"
"no i don't." she said bringing the...
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 | To all the Young Lovers Poetry dedication: this is for the secret inner couple every relationship has, the words and experiences and memories it would never occur to anyone to share; but most of all this is for my fiance...we may only be seventeen but people describe our relationship as charmed, and i feel it's that way too...
for all the young lovers
i remember your attic room,
there were no cur...
Sep 26, 2008 | 411 Hits | | 20 Comments | Read more... |
| An Undeniable Truth Non-Fiction as my wife and i sat on a cold stone bench overlooking a deserted golf course, we watched the early morning sun rise and reflect a soft orange glow off the previous night's snow flurry. in the distance, hovering above snow covered fields, dark clouds threatened to blanket the soil with another coat of white. a pungent odor of manure wafted through my nostrils. seeming to sense my uncertainties, a...
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| Long Way Down Miscellaneous Stories jonathan parker and timmy collins were supposed to be at school when it happened. instead they were at the dam near timmy's house that was about fifteen minutes walking distance from the school.
the boys, both fifteen, had been good friends since they were only five years old and spent every waking moment with each other.
jonathan was tall for his age and his golden hair and d...
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| But Did He? Poetry he said that he wanted her
but did he?
he said that he cared for her
but did he?
he said that he worshipped her
but did he?
he said that he wanted to be her white knight
but did he?
he said that he wanted to be with her
but did he?
he said that he wanted her to fall for him
but did he?...
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 | Suggestion Horror suggestion
there was a tape measure lying on krys' hargenson's desk and a conspicuous absence of anything else, none of the normal ephemera which normally accompanies the life of an adolescent male, none of the trappings of humanity. the desk, painted white was bare, the walls were bare and the bed with an ice blue coverlet was clean. krys' personality was not even reflected in the mi...
Sep 18, 2008 | 382 Hits | | 15 Comments | Read more... |
| A Twilight Sky Poetry a twilight sky
and just overhead,
beyond the skyscrapers and hills that run along the horizon,
i can see a twilight sky.
finally it brings evolved truth,
covering the world with its white menacing glow.
running is useless, all our machines have been long disabled.
divine teardrops fall and touch my skin in the form of rain.
and yo...
Sep 16, 2008 | 360 Hits | | 18 Comments | Read more... |
 | Love In Vein Romance love in vein
lying
cheek to cheek in your cold embrace, it’s an awkward mix of satisfaction,
pleasure, the terror, and the horror. i am oddly at peace here. an eternity of
hell would be preferable to this, and yet i wish to be nowhere in the world,
but here, with you. i know….it’s you – all i feel now is because of you. you
have me in your enchantment....
Sep 25, 2008 | 351 Hits | | 7 Comments | Read more... |
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