Humor

Deathcrawler
Bright lights showed through the holes of the darkroom. A silhouette stands in the center, Dazed and confused. The person looks at the new light shining through the vents of the room.
By Olivia Burton4 years ago in Fiction
The Thirsty Bird Bottle-o
It’s 42 degrees celsius outside, the heat is melting the asphalt, and the sun will cook any eggs left outside. That is to be expected, of course, it’s absolutely essential for a true-blue celebration of Australia Day!
By Eloise Robertson 4 years ago in Fiction
Things I Would Do Differently If I Was A Vampire
I don’t often reinvent myself as a semi-mythological creature but yet here we are dear readers. So what would I do if I was a vampire?
By Jessica Bugg4 years ago in Fiction
Of Gods & Tea
“I don’t understand why you just don’t dump that no good, lazy, deadbeat ni--negro and get you a real man! Mish! Don’t you agree?”
By Chalcedony Wyllie4 years ago in Fiction
Origin Story
She never really knew if she was coming or going. She never stopped moving.... just aimless and care free.....ever nonchalantly moving. That being said..... she knew damn well what she was doing this day!!!
By Joshua Morrison4 years ago in Fiction
The Plea
Yet again, I hear the pitter-patter of little feet and irritation ripples through my being. “Go away! Leave me alone!”
By Margaret Rae4 years ago in Fiction
Sasquatch: A Date Gone Wrong
Elly: (Runs over to Tamara’s table at Frenny’s and jumps into the seat across from her) Tamara: Hello there sweetie! Are you looking for someone?
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Fiction
Clair
Clair “Hey have you seen Clair recently?” “No, why?” “I think she might be missing….” The conversation no parent wants to have - where’s the baby.
By Glory Duda4 years ago in Fiction
On the Day David Sedaris Called Me
If I give it some thought, I'm a catastrophe, really -- a hapless female baby-boomer who lives in Miami and works more than full-time at a drugstore that combines the worst features of a call center and a pharmacy, feeling just as misunderstood as I did when I was lost during my misspent youth.
By Irina Patterson4 years ago in Fiction
Larry Mouse Finds a Friend
Larry Mouse found himself all alone on a dark wet night on a stretch of road he had never been on before. He found himself in this predicament because somebody thought a highway was a good idea and tore down his lovely old Victorian home. His dear friends, Pumpkin and Bud, had been made to move away. Very upset they had been. But when the big people say you are moving and, no the mouse is not welcome. Well, they had no choice but to acquiesce and move.
By mike java4 years ago in Fiction
A Gaggle of Giggles
The Bar Two guys walk into a bar. Neither wearing a mask. Bartender shouts "Hey you two, have you had your shot?" "No" they reply in stereo.
By Tales from a Madman4 years ago in Fiction
Confessions From The Recession
Confessions From The Recession Season 1 Episode 7 “Rock The Format” Many years passed where Chapman called the radio industry home and he watched music transition many times welcoming all style types. But it was the last couple of decades where his residency on the city’s dial was filled with energetic enthusiasm as they played twenty-four-hour classics from the rebellious era. Unlike the other older station sharing the same call letters and owned by the investors who suddenly overnight decided the racket sound was finished.
By Marc OBrien4 years ago in Fiction