TGIFiona Fridays are always lousy, good-for-nothing days that just remind Francis Mooney that he is single and friendless. Well, if you count all of his social media friends, you might find one or two; but who wants to be friends with Pete, the creepy Starbucks barista...
The Questionnaire Two friends are just arriving to one of their apartments, distracted by the news on the radio, as a guy walking on the street crosses in front of them and they almost run him over. He’s wearing a black t-shirt and khaki pants. He...
He said he just wanted a kiss I must admit I was captivated by his sweet whispers My friends didn’t care. They were actually scared. They said they didn’t like how he stared as he whispered. I should have listened and maybe I wouldn’t be caught in this fucking...
"The Starving King" 2min There once was a king who loved to be thin. He asked everyone in the kingdom for their honest opinion. Everyone gathered around in the king’s square. They waited, and waited, for the trumpets to sound. The king took his time, as he wanted to...
Men’s Rights He was late. Shit. He made her SWEAR that she’d use protection this time even though she said she hated how it felt. He should’ve been more persistent. He scheduled an appointment at the clinic. “What can I help you with today, sir?” “I’d like an abortion.” “Well,...
by: Christopher Adams Happy Birthday Patrick He'd slept out of his covers again and woken up cold. The room was only just coming round and the old man was always up first, naked and sleepy and thin. Numb vibrations built into an even roll of whooshes and sweeps....
Analysis of "The School" The story I read is called "The School" from Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme. It starts by introducing the setting, which is a classroom, and the narrator reveals himself as the teacher. He goes through all the things that have recently died...
Wildwood by Junot Diaz (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/06/11/wildwood) Wildwood refers to the town that the protagonist runs away to in order to be with a boy she believes holds the answer to all her problems. Due to teenage recklessness/rebellion, she was hungry for a change in scenery since she...
Ño! Cuidado con la panther! Libraries are often depicted as buildings of silence and secrets help within their bookshelves. People aren’t fond of them because they seem to restrain rather than inspire. But this library was different. It was different because people were able to exchange...
Mary was tired of making do. Ma said they had to. She watered down the soup so many days, it began to taste like nothing. Ma said they had to cut corners, so Mary didn’t get a new birthday dress this year. Ma just added more...