The pistol was cocked, ready to go. Aiming at the highway man was easy, pulling the trigger was the problem. I couldn...

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. “Your turn” she said, as my hands trembled in fear. Why was I here? Who was she? ...

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. I was going to show him. I was angry, no, furious. He cut me off! In this city, t...

"No parking anytime" read the sign on the tall, black, iron gate. "Well, if I'm going to break the rules, I guess th...

There once was a house that no child or adult dared enter, the house was known to be haunted. Even though that the ho...

Joshua parked in front of the iron gate, irritated at this sign, just one of many from his absentee father. He was ne...

The building I lived in was old, rusty around the doorknobs, the 14th floor was still half under construction. The we...

My word muscles are stiff. My writing bones ache. The prose reads like a bruise. I burst bored air through my lips, ...

I lay siege to it. This was war and a fast and furious assault seemed the surest course. There was a front to push fo...

I walked along the flat stones that made up the busy road and let the bustling crowds swallow me whole. My heart poun...

Walking towards the light, the people wondered if they would be provided clothes or would they have to keep walking i...

Gavin was gloating. "Enjoy your final moments, Kevin ... maybe use them to wonder how I found you. Good-bye ..." He ...

The daring were punished. Oh, how they were punished. For their transgression of assumption: public mockery. For thei...

The daring were punished. It seemed almost contradictory, but that was how They wanted it. Ever since the capital-t-...

"What are you laughing about Jes?", inquired Sally. "I just had the most wonderful dream", replied Jes. "Can you ...

about 6 years ago, at the time I firstly thought about study in UK. So I prepare the ielts in Shanghai. When I finish...

He opened the letter from his cousin, reluctantly breaking open the blue air-mail envelope. Who uses old-fashioned sn...

The rain pounded on his jacket and head like furious warriors attempting to break the city's gates. His paced quick...

I don't like hats anymore. My friend from camp always wore a hat, and so did I. We would switch hats sometimes, weari...

Never leave the house looking less than your best. It is this way that we show respect for others (paraphrased from T...

Sometimes I am shocked at the state of America today. The young people just have not respect - no decency at all. The...

I'm in love with a robot. I know, I know, that sounds strange. But I am. It's name, or at least the name I gave it, i...

I am in love with a coffee machine. A robot that makes coffee. I am giddy about it my mornings are filled with percol...

Golden skin glowed in the afternoon sun, revealing a fine tracery of pale blue at the inside of the wrist. Lips, lus...

Goodnight sweetheart, well it's time to go... Goodnight sweetheart, well it's time to go... There's a contentment th...

Sleep and you may dream. Remain and you will surely regret the decisions you make in the night. Intermittent car ho...

"Good night," the bar manager said, as he tapped a stack of bills on their side to even them out. The waitress dumped...

2070. Last digits of the code. No matter what they did, I was not going to tell them the rest of it. My undercover me...

I liked Erica, but Daddy didn't. She did everything for him, like the man on the advert said she would, and it had me...

2070, by 2070 i want all the bad things to be gone. i want there to be a cure to all the bad things that affect our w...