It was a cold, lonely Friday night in a small town in Indiana (Friday the thirteenth, to be exact). The wind howled with a cry like an anguished wolf, and made the bare limbs of the trees tremble like feverish invalids. It was the kind of night that foreshadowed a chilling fate. Alissa Sawyer was lying in her snug, cozy bed, safe from the elements that raged outside. She was having an unusual bout of insomnia, and all her...

Phar Seeker was descended from Pharlap, a great race horse. Rupert, her owner, artificially inseminated her with sperm from Secretariat, and she was in labor. The rich racehorse owner and his friends encircled the mare, watching her have contractions. Eloise walked into the barn as they were walking out. “You can have that thing.” Rupert said. “What’s wrong?” asked Eloise. Rupert kept walking. None of his friends said any...

I always believed in fairy tales. If growing up the child of a Disney generation taught me one thing, it was that my prince would eventually come. After many years of disappointment, failed attempts, hiding behind closed doors, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, I never thought my prince would come until I met you. Against my better judgment I fell into your kind words, thoughtfulness, and persistence. You didn't show...

The first time I saw Spotty, there were half a dozen kids on her back, and she was walking slowly around in circles. My friend Chris was crying, actually not crying but oozing. He was allergic to horses. He loved to ride, but it turned his face into a puffy, snotty, streaming mess. One day Chris fell asleep on a saddle blanket. When he woke up, he was fine...which is odd. Everything that is on a horse is on a horse blanke...

Aaron and Babe were playing matador beside the barn. Aaron was on his hands and knees, pawing the dirt with a hand and snorting. He launched himself at the younger boy, who was holding a dirty flour sack. "Ole!" said Babe as he jumped out of the way. "Do it again.""I'm done," said Aaron. He was panting, and had beads of sweat on his forehead."Now that we've practiced, we can go play matador with the cows," Babe said. He h...

As I travel through this world of wonders Burrowing into arcana of life, Calling for someone to give me knowledge, Doubting the Word that is pressed upon me, Eventually it becomes so clear For anyone willing to look inside. Give your mind space from simplistic ideas Hucksters feed to us controlling our lives. Inculcating and pandering preachers Just trying to bend us deviously, Keeping us docile and simple and dull, Lacki...

It was an evening like any other in Rail City, which means an incredible amount of crimes were going on. One such crime was a bank robbery on the corner of Blank and Generic Street. Our fearless hero was on the scene in record time. When the Captain arrived, he found three raccoons robbing a bank. No kidding, they were really raccoons--not just burglars with bandit masks. Raccoons! Anything in Rail City is possible, of co...

The first poem I wrote;Poem with scattered ideasThought it was the best,for a childlike brain to make;but still a lot to work on.

This is for Vanessa. This isn't a funny entry. So don't laugh. Don't even smile. Because I told you on the night we first met, 'I am not stable'. Your parents went to bed early. Too old to give a fuck about something so banal like New Year's Day. My brain was 80% empty when I said okay. You smiled at me and took your clothes off, and then mine. I struggled against our heavy breath like a drowning child at the deep end of...

Two beautiful green eyes were staring at her from the mirror, eyes sodden with sadness. In these eyes the sadness always, even in the merriest moments, somehow managed to crawl in and take its proper place. And the present moment wasn’t a merry one at all – she had realized she was head over ears in love. Yes, for Belinda the infatuation meant only more and more sufferings, because she knew pretty well that no one would m...

This poem only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen. Darkness and shadows suffuse my being,With a lamplight of mellow to keep me in the corner.What treads up the stairs behind me, dear?A creak on the banister,A gibbering snicker of monstrous drooling,An icy breath from the maw of the long-dead,A touch of skittering fingers thatGiggle and crawl across theBare skin of my neck.And h...

I often wonder: If I became A celebrity, Would you admire me? If I became Filthy rich, Would you be my friend? If I became A best-selling author, Would you read my books? If I became A schoolteacher, Would you learn from me? If I called you Crying in the middle Of the night, Would you pick up and answer? If I were An ü ber-nerd, Would you hang out with me? If I moved away, Would you come visit me? If I was in need, Would...

This story contains mature themes* * *The California Board of Education meeting once again ran late into the night. The stale air became stifling in the August evening, as the air conditioning units had been shut down over an hour ago. Tempers started to flare, as discussions had become as hot as the California sunshine. Arguments were heard and heard again with no end in sight. "Look," said the chairman flatly, "we have...

I hear it all the time, the guys walking down the hall. All these vulgar sayings and words for the girls. We aren't called gorgeous or pretty or even cute. Half the sayings I won't even type, because it's insulting- granted, if I liked the guy, if we were together, I might think differently about some of them- but maybe not. Most likely not. They aren't ever directed at me, thank goodness, but the girls they are directed...

She lay across the naked twin mattress That was haphazardly placed on the floor Propping up her notebook on her bare, bony knees Scribbling random words; trying to make them say moreWords and the wonders she could create with them Had always been her true friends They provided an escape from a lonely existence And gifted her a peace few things didThe soft amber glow from two half-burned candles Were her lone companions an...