Fantastic Mr. Fox - There's Something About Agnes
The situation was simply interoperable. Ash picked at his food as he ate with his parents; occasionally looking over at the empty spot at the table where Kristofferson sat. Mrs. Fox looked at her son. She could tell by the scowl on his face that he was...
The New Kid - Part 1
Mark Simmons was a bully. No one doubted that the black bear was. As a matter of fact, not only was Mark a bully, but he would rightly be labeled the bully of the seventh grade. Tall, muscular, and with an imposing frame, Mark and his lackeys Nick...
Sweetening The Deal - Part 1
Troy was putting his work shoes on, ready to head out to the foundry for the night shift. He looked back towards the kitchen, seeing Karen putting a bowl of ravioli in the microwave. He buttoned up his shirt and grabbed his lunch box, walking out...
Other Options - Part 5
With my lease up the month after Mickey and I became "an item", it made perfect sense to both of us for me to move in with him. Oh, I could have staid where I was at--wasn't like I would get kicked out, and my rent would have turned into a...
Other Options - Part 4
My cell phone kept ringing and dinging, getting calls and texts from Mickey. Still lying in bed sobbing, I didn't answer any of his attempts to contact me. How could this have happened to me? Three girlfriends in four years, and now I had royally...
Other Options - Part 3
Have you ever met known someone for only a short period of time, but felt like you've known them your entire life? And have you ever been so close to someone that you wanted to see them all the time everyday? That's how I was feeling about my "friend...
Other Options - Part 2
I woke up Sunday morning and made myself some coffee. Listening to the coffee percolating, I decided to fry up some bacon. Okay, so I was into eating healthy, but bacon was just one of my few vices. As I heard the bacon sizzling in the pan, I breathed...
Other Options - Part 1
I went from being heartbroken, to just beingplain pissed off. How in the hell did this keep happening to me? I just didn't get it at all. In the span of four years, I'd managed to lose three girlfriends, all of whom cheated on me. Unbelievable....
Always Bring Along Your Little Sister - Part 8
He'd done it. Eric had managed to survive sixth grade, his first year in middle school. Not only had he survived sixth grade, he had done so with straight As, just as he had done his fifth grade year. His older brother Lars had graduated a few days...
Robin Hood: Marian's Order - Part 3
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Tanya is "Tagalong" and Susan is "Sis" from Disney's 1973 version of "Robin Hood". Robbie, oldest son of Robin Hood yawned as he slowly woke up. With the sun shining in through his bedchamber window, he could tell that it was going to...
Born Bad - Part 8
The east side of town had always been the "immigrant section" of the city. In the previous century, the east side had been home to Irish, German, Italian and Jewish immigrants, with each ethnic group carving out its own little enclave of stores,...
Lending A Paw - Part 5
Sitting alone in his small garage, Blaze went through tissue after tissue, crying, his nose running. He hoped that Andy wouldn't come out here looking for him. He still didn't know how he was going to tell the boy that his mother was dead. It tore at...