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Ship

Ship

He won’t let me call him Danny any more. He’s turned into a man at twelve, his eyes old and tired.

Some kids and even adults call him “Dan the…

Mammoth

Mammoth

Lucy kept growing, sprouting through her bedroom and out the roof. Mr. Snuggles fell through a crack in the floor and disappeared far below her. The oak tree on…

Sofianne

Sofianne

Sofianne was making a mental list of ways to break up with Alexander when he proposed to her.  The waiter hovered over them, smiling, then disappeared as soon as…

ULTIMATELUVKRUSH28.COM

ULTIMATELUVKRUSH28.COM

I got an email the other day, and the subject informed me that someone had a crush on me (someone I know – it was very specific about that…

Urban Legends of the Dead

Urban Legends of the Dead

It’s not a matter of if. One day you will hear the story. There’s always whispering around the ones waiting to board.

We wait on the shores, at first unsure…

Mothers and Boyfriends

Mothers and Boyfriends

After months of leaving contraceptive devices in the medicine cabinet, coaxing me to enjoy my nubile sixteen-year-old body while I had it, my mother took matters into her own…

Sea Monster

Sea Monster

The men of the island are out hunting sea monsters when one of them falls overboard. The others search for him all night long, but there is no trace,…

Time Capsule

Time Capsule

My brother, when they opened you up and found what they found, at first I was enraged. How could I not be?

The surgeon must have initially been confused, this…

Ronny

Ronny

Ronny’s probably dead by now.

The first time I met him, I could see why his mom’s ad had asked for a male nurse, someone who could handle his size.…

The Loneliness of a Track Star

The Loneliness of a Track Star

Dad led a pretty unfortunate life for all his later successes. It seems that most of his stories end in a half-assed punch line.

He ran track. He lived in…