For every kid whose parent warned them about peer pressure, consider this. Each morning this winter, I’ve stood on the train platform, safely enclosed in a small heated room, provided to commuters to wait in. The room isn’t very big, but its big enough, and its about 60 degrees, as opposed to the below freezing …
#12 Dreams
A contact lens tinted green. Buttons I had never seen. A stolen car causing me to scream. Thank God it was all a dream. A 107 dollar gas bill. A snarky boss I’d want to kill. Running late onto the scene. Unenjoyable crazy dream! [SSDay]
#11 Eleven Men and a Box
They sat in the room arranged around the table. The room was feeling pretty familiar by this point, they’d been there before quite a few times. Tom was gone, he’d ventured out to get something or another, but the rest remained, tired and worried. The beginning of a new task always requires effort, and trying …
#10 Staring Her Down
He sat on the edge of his seat, while she looked at him. They’d been together for so long, seen so many things together, and been through the good and the bad. It was hard to believe that she was the only constant in his life up till this point. They’d met in highschool, and …
#9 Jim the Bunny Hops Again
One day, Jim the Bunny was hopping along in the forest when he came upon a large cave entrance. Inside the cave was the sound of some light snoring, and Jim correctly deduced that Jabberpaw the Bear was fast asleep. Jim knew he had to act. You see, Jabberpaw had just about the best home …
#8 Winning Big
Mary couldn’t believe her eyes. The numbers matched – all of them. And the special number in red – it matched too! A few hours later, it was confirmed. The lady from the lottery commission had accepted the ticket, done the paperwork, and scheduled the press conference. Tomorrow, Mary would go from a broke single …
#7 Dinosaur BBQ
Tim couldn’t quite reach the back of the grill with his stumpy little arms. It was infuriating, however today he decided not to deal with it in the typical manner (eating the grill) – he decided to simply get Frank to flip the burgers. Unfortunately Frank was even more disabled than Tim. (I think I …
#6 – An Open Letter to the Coffee Bean
Dear Mr. Bean, I feel compelled to write an open letter to you on behalf of my many friends who display a certain addiction to you. While I, myself, enjoy a cup of coffee on a regular basis, I have yet to experience all mood changes, productivity lapses, anti-social behavior incidents, temporary bouts of insanity, …
#5 Driving By The Woods on a Snowy Evening
(a modern re-imagining of Robert Frost’s original) Whose woods are these? The GPS does know. It chirps along as I drive to and fro. It will not see me stopping here, The arriving text says I have to go. My little hybrid must think it queer To stop without a charger near Between the woods …
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#4 Overheard
The stairwell was dark, and all he could focus on was his heavy breathing. His heart raced faster than it had ever gone in his entire life, something he knew with certainty due to the heart rate monitoring watch he’d bought on a whim. He desperately tried to calm down, but how could he? He …