Humor

Sorrows Remedy
I was staring out the window into my neighbor’s yard, admiring her beauty. Some might find this creepy or weird, but they didn’t understand. I have autism, and was uncomfortable socializing with new people. Most times when I tried, people would laugh and make fun of me, or find an excuse to walk away from me.
By Alex H Mittelman 4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 88
Rhilo jumped backwards in the air . He waved his fan at the ground . When he did that the wind instantly formed and then turned into a larger green ball . He shot it at the ground and launched his own body into the air to gain great distance from us . Then he spinned really fast again , waving his fan while mid air . Launching two green balls of wind at us this time .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction
No Boxes for Old Women
Darlene was wrist deep in soil when the machine flew over her head. It was barely audible, though she knew her hearing was fading. Lately, she had to turn the television up to twenty just to hear it.
By Kelley Zherzhi4 years ago in Fiction
Unknown Sender
"Yeti, where are ya going?" I call out to my dog as he leaps off the bed, running to the back door of my small apartment. Yeti starts sniffing the gap at the bottom of the door vigorously then huffs at whatever he thinks may be on the other side.
By S.J. Parker4 years ago in Fiction
The Mystery Box: So, This is It! Can I Keep it?
"What's in the Box?" Charlie said. "I don`t know?" I replied. He continued, "Well then what are you waiting for, why don't you open it?"
By Jennifer Cooley4 years ago in Fiction
Grandma Martha
It’s another hectic morning in the Richards household in the old farmhouse down Township Road 480 in rural Connecticut. The kids are getting ready for school, alternating sharing the bathroom between brushing teeth and peeing before the long bus ride into town. Gillian, the wife, finishes blow drying her hair and yells Goodbye! to the kids as they run out the door. She gets dressed and heads into the kitchen, throwing two multigrain slices of bread into the toaster.
By Kendra Marya4 years ago in Fiction
Lest His Fire Cools Down
“We’re just not getting through to them,” muttered He Who Goes By Many Names, “and that’s got to change. Do you hear me?” He “raised his Voice”, which sent tectonic-scale tremors in waves, throughout his domain — “DO YOU?!” — to paralyze his unwilling charges, or else, to galvanize them into taking action, depending upon his preference of the moment.
By Eric Wolf4 years ago in Fiction
Was it a tornado?? A meteorite??
I wanted to share something that God showed me in my study of Job today. For the purposes of this discussion, let's center our thoughts on vs. 12-18. I've highlighted two phrases that stuck out like a sore thumb to me today.
By Sid Mark4 years ago in Fiction
The Lonely Christmas Street
This Christmas has become unbearable for me. This has never happened to me before. I mean look at those couples on the street! How happy they look, unlike me.
By Hazel Paradise4 years ago in Fiction
Gilded Apples; Chapter 1
The car finally comes to a stop. I study the line of cars we've parked next to. I still wasn't quite sure what was going on. Quinlynn wanted me to go with him though. Maybe she was already here waiting to explain everything. She had mentioned a change coming.
By Katarzyna Crevan4 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter13
Miles's foot taps quickly and impatiently on the tile floor. With the silence in the corridor, the tapping echoes all the louder. I slowly turn my head to shoot him a glare. "Seriously?"
By Katarzyna Crevan4 years ago in Fiction
Zhane & Vitani Chapter 4
It was Friday and Vitani couldn't wait for the school day to end so she, Ruby and their new friend Kimiko could head to the mall and find outfits for the fall formal.
By Kylecovey Smith4 years ago in Fiction