The father's name was Bernard. The son's name was Gregory.
"Tacos, Gregory. Tacos and pizza," Bernard was saying.
"Right, okay." Gregory couldn't hold the camera steady to save his life, but he could vault the counters of the mall food court...
Cooking, Father, Son, Writers' Crossing
**"Never Taste Freedom"**
**By Terry Echoes**
Hector Elizondo hadn't been looking for it, but he'd found a solution to quitting smoking. First day I met him, he had a cigarette stuck between his lips. His goofy, smug smile held his cig at an upward...
Psychological trauma, Torture, Writers' Crossing, strong language
The wounded soldier crosses the battlefield;
what is the price of a purple heart?
His soul crusts over bitterly,
and I've got baking down to an art!
My wicked eyes see eight times what they wanna see.
Your miserly practice is oh so...
Spider Dance, lyrics
The Lion, the Witch, the Water Closet, the Pointy Sticks, the Beavers, the Archduke Ferdinand, and the Other Things that Happened
By Bertha Darnrash
**Prologue**
There are certain characters in this story. Characters that spend a great deal of...
History, Parody, Pickles, assassination
When I was told someone wanted an interview with me, I was anticlimactic in my acceptance. My schedule had been sparse that week, so it was easy to squeeze in David McHammon, a man known by his friends to value sanity and find comfort in placid...
Alien hand syndrome, Doctor, Insanity, interview
Lenny's progress through the house was very much following suit of how he started. To his own amusement, he found it easy to work faster fixing sink after sink, and toilet after toilet. He hooked pipes together this way and that way, moved...
2006, Contemporary, Employment, shenanigans
**Prologue**
Up above me now are the eternally lit megalopoli where they have cars flying near the speed of light, doors that are always open for you, and interactive chairs that adjust to your comfort level when you sit on them, all with the touch a...
Dystopia, Future, survival
" **Coming Out of the Tent"**
**By Terry Echoes**
He'd made Shannon Connelly cry, the bastard. Nobody messed with Shannon Connelly, because there was no reason to do so. Everybody loved her. She was head of the film club at school, and had the best...
Bathroom, SFW, School, Teenagers, strong language
Alpha Male was a manly man
who always loved killin'.
He'd hunt down baby animals
and then he would grill 'em.
Alpha Male would work out
ten hours each day.
His delts were like slabs
of fine, sculpted clay.
Guns made the...
Action, Alpha Male, Cults, L. Ron Hubbard, Offensive Language, Tom cruise, Violence, anti-hero, celebrities, homophobia, scientology
Even from a distance, I see your shining eyes. They gleam as they awaken, waiting for the day.
Let the ramparts of the night seduce you, as you cast away the rags of a past that you once knew.
(Without any exit) You look for anything to help...
Gravitation, Love, Music, Romance, change, lyrics
Old Godzilla was hopping around Tokyo City like a big playground when suddenly Godzilla burst from the shade and hit Godzilla with a bat grenade. Godzilla got pissed and began to attack, but didn't expect to be blocked by Godzilla, who proceeded to...
Godzilla, Music, Parody, lyrics
**EXODUS - Chapter 4**
It wasn't long before our descent took us within view of the gleaming orange lights of the vast, underwater city of Otoh Gunga. A capital city of sorts, it's comprised of a series of interconnected bubbles which contain our...
Alien, Gungan, Jar jar binks, Science Fiction, Star Wars