I am normally anti-meme, but this one was a bit of a creative writing exercise, and I couldn't resist. Instead of using real people, it's a meme about characters I've created over the years, what they are like, how they would interact, and for some reason, their attitudes toward the scallion pancake (I didn't write the questions, just the answers ( Read more... )

The gentleman in the dark clothes slid out of the damaged car and approached the van. The driver of the van stumbled out as well, cursing as he did. "Hey ass-head," yelled the van man, "watch where you're going ( Read more... )

"Newton! Did you touch anything under the couch ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, the llamas must take a break as I am unable to supervise their work. Between the amount of time I have spent running about (mostly on update day, with a run to Savannah and back) and some kind of miniature doom in cold or flu form (sinuses plus fever, nausea, pain, and a little dizziness) I decided I would not get decent content out ( Read more... )

The message on the answering machine was fairly standard. It began with incoherent ranting about the state of the floor and its cleanliness, with an unusual fixation on the area around the couch. The message progressed to baseless accusations about interference with the apartment at large. The particular arrangement of the various objects was re- ( Read more... )

The black car, making a loop around the hospital, had never been seen before on Earth, and might never be seen again. The body was significantly elongated, its interior was made of a dark red material that was not velvet, and the windows were tinted to obscure any view of its contents. The hubcaps were comprised of sharp, metallic points that ( Read more... )

Let's try a new exercise. In this fun game reserved for only the most well-behaved of children, I come up with an intro, then for each following entry, extend the previous one. If I can't remember the previous entries, too bad! as I am only allowed to look at the most recent entry. It will be like an exquisite corpse contained within myself ( ( Read more... )

Hey, if I just *start* the journal before the deadline, it will post as such! Today I think I'll outline a bit of history I came up with for a bigger story. Because, um, I don't have a short story in mind at this time ( Read more... )

It was going to be another perfect day, Joe decided, as he walked toward the humble downtown shops in his quiet, friendly college town. For months, Joe had been constantly upbeat, and why not? He had recently discovered that his name was short for Jovial, according to his birth certificate. Why not be filled with joy? There was no cause for concern ( Read more... )

It begins. Where once a hollow darkness existed, it was filled with creamy, nougaty words. The mysterious Space Peel, clad in yellow, did bite into those words and taste that they were good ( Read more... )