This may possibly be a series of short novellas or comics or something ( Read more... )

    The bright light inside the diner burns Gregory's eyes as he walks in out of the cold rainy night. His rheumy eyes glance about the place, taking in every detail. The restaurant is laid out with eight booths on the left, and the bar/counter on the right, and giant glass windows separating the denizens from the harsh world outside. The ( Read more... )

    Drugs have become and will be the downfall of modern American society. These will not be drugs found in the withered, gelatinous arms of abusers. These will not be drugs found at a pharmacy sold by overly religious middle-aged men with not enough hair. These will not be your pain killers or your anti-diarrhea's or your antacids. It will be only ( Read more... )

    Sanguine pools form around the body of a male, punched with so many holes that he looks like a cheese grater. The first of what will be many flies perches on the corner of his open eye, cleaning itself and partaking on the feast that will soon be the home of its children. The fly jumps into orbit, startled by the sudden rattle of death that ( Read more... )

Up and down the isle, George looked at the dolls sitting on their shelves. Hundreds of eyes staring blankly back at him from a hundred different types of dolls. He wanted to pick just the right toy, though he wasn't sure he would be able to find it in the isle filled with mass-produced horrors he found ( Read more... )

~'Nothing' was Jed's least favorite word. For one, the sound it makes as it flicks off the tongue, falling into a pit of consonances. Also, the word's meaning is cold, hard, and painful. Few things that go well with the word Nothing. 'There is nothing in my bank account.' 'Nothing can stop the evil robots.' 'I feel nothing for you.' That last one, ( Read more... )

Harumph and Hububery part 1
Harumph and Hububery part 2
Harumph and Hububery part 3- Mortimer awoke the next morning to a loud banging that filled the entire caravan. Small pieces of red paint fell from the ceiling and landed on his face. Growling, he jumped out of bed, hitting his head on the top of the caravan as he did so. "Blasted all!" he ( Read more... )

Harumph and Hububery Part 1
Harumph and Hububery Part 2 The run-down wooden house's interior smelled of boiled cabbage and sweat. The familiar aromas of home, Eugene thought to himself as he stepped in. Paint chips fell to the ground off the front door as he closed it. He looked down at them passively, and hung his jacket and hat on the coat ( Read more... )

My head is twisted in so many different directions right now. I don't know if its me being tired, or because I think about things way too much. And even though I am very optimistic about other people's problems, I have nothing but pessimism for my own. I hate my brain. It keeps bothering me with stupid shit. I mean, I'll put my clothes in the dryer ( Read more... )

"Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Mortimer T. Amazing is my name, and wonder-cures are my game! I have cures for snoring, sneezing, halitosis, venereal disease, bald spots, night terrors, shakes, wakes, fakes warts, pimples, dimples, and freckles! There is nothing I can not cure! I even do circumcisions! They're all the rage in Europe!" Said a ( Read more... )