Non-Sequitur to Common Sense (The Lord's Name Is Debbie btw)
Who writes this non- sequitur Meter of non-sense? Promise not to applaud Writer’s that don’t leave comments They’re like ugly, bra-less broads Smugly speaking…
Frankly my dear, we're out of ideas.
“Frankly, we’re out of ideas, Cinema’s in a rut, we need something new, so we’re going to back to the golden age and see what we can copy.” “Historical Drama…
Marie Curie and Calamity Jane Beat the Odds
Klaxons blared. Lights flickered unpredictably. Sparks flew abnormally high in the feeble, six-point-seven-percent-Earth-gravity of the dwarf planet. And…
Marie Curie and Calamity Jane Reach Pluto
“P…Pluto?” Marie asked. “What is that?” “Oh, just another dwarf planet,” Jane replied. She got a quizzical look on her face. “Say, where’d you come from…
Marie Curie and Calamity Jane Go to Pluto
Marie Curie awoke. She had no idea of where she was, or even of who she was. Prior to her blackout, the last thing she remembered was her working late by…
High (Heel) Maintenance [Part Three]
That was the most I heard him talk all day. “Oh, so you have a problem with me looking good? I can’t help it. I work hard to look the way I do. If guys look…
High (Heel) Maintenance [Part Two]
I looked at Scott and he looked at me. I reached for his hands across the table and he embraced them. Unwillingly, however. “What’s the matter?” I said…
High (Heel) Maintenance [Part One]
I placed my purse on the tacky, red upholstery my local diner filled its dining room with. I was too overdressed to be here, but I’m a 24 year old girl, how…
The Woes of a Comedy Enthusiast
I can’t write comedy. It’s quite tragic, but upon expressing my lamentations to an English teacher I was simply told, “Well a lot of people can’t write comedy…
Probably Not For The Best
A laugh, receeding back into the darkness of night. It was long and low, creepy, as I stepped toward it. “What’re you doing?” Rochelle whispered angrily at me…
One Minor Detail
I kept getting the sense that I had forgotten something. I shrugged the feeling away - the machine was flawless. It had all the bells and whistles that you’d…
The World's Most Dangerous Document
The document contains verbiage that could bring catastrophe to millions. The proper, or front, side of the page contains three paragraphs of text…
47 Minutes with Hugh Vance
Hugh Vance is three-fourths Raskolnikov and four-fifths Sindbad the Sailor. There’s some overlap there, yes. He is also one-sixteenth Cherokee which explains…
Practical lessons in physics
As it turns out, man was never meant to fall to the ground as fast as I was dropping. And precisely because of that, you have no previous experience on the…
Don't Quit your day job.
The wizard walked up to the door and hit it a few times with his staff. Nothing. He gave it a small push with his hand – still nothing. But, you have to check…
HUNTER: Gaining Entry
Hunter knocked on the door to Kramer’s mansion 5 times, then stopped and waited for a response. As was usual for him, he began to eye up the mansion and its…
Plotting
“Well now... this won’t do...” His soft round features were heavily marred by the vicious scowl. Contemptuously, he tossed the slim folder onto his desk. The…
HUNTER
Seventeen year-old Hunter S. Thompson was a near-mythological persona. His name was always uttered with a kind of trepidation - at least, uttered by those who…
Sounds Easy Enough...
“Things to do...” he said to himself, trailing off slightly as he finished writing. “Number one...find... secret... pirate... treasure.” He glanced over his…
Rock 'Em Gauntlet
I went in there that night looking for trouble. I sat alone at the bar and ordered a bowl of Skittles. Damn rainbow of goodness. The guy behind the counter…