Humor
Guttersnipe
My grandmother kept pigeons on the roof of our row house in Baltimore. Not the fancy kind—just city birds, gray and purple and blue, with eyes like drops of oil. She called them her “sky-rats.” Every morning she’d climb the pull-down ladder in the hallway, the one with the missing third rung, and I’d hear the scrape of the aluminum door, the flutter, her low murmuring in Polish.
By Nwama Godspromise 2 months ago in Fiction
The CEO’s Bitter Game
Avery Sinclair had spent the last three years rebuilding what her family had lost. Her father’s company, once a thriving enterprise, had been ruined in a single deal orchestrated by Damien Blackwood — the ruthless CEO whose name still made her blood boil. But Avery had a plan. She would rise, stronger and smarter, and one day, she would make him pay.
By Millicent Chisom2 months ago in Fiction
How to 'Go Down a Rabbit Hole'
How-to 'Go Down a Rabbit Hole' Ask yourself: are you putting off anything you could be doing right now? - Maybe a little more productive? Any cottage task, such as washing leftover potion from the cauldron, or finally getting around to dusting the vacant cobwebs? If you’re reading this, one could assume you’re not ready to burst your procrastination bubble. No one is here to stop you, nay, you'll only find encouragement, unless you’re mortally wounded- don't ignore that - find your nearest healer. First rule of this guideline.
By Nikki Torino Wagner2 months ago in Fiction
Split Lip. Runner-Up in Rituals of Affection Challenge.
At the hospital, the nurses have got those looks on their faces where you can just forget about patient confidentiality. Behind those raised eyebrows, behind the crinkled-up foreheads, already they’re cooking up the nicknames–what they’re gonna call you after you shed that paper gown and slide your legs back into those pants.
By Maegan Heil2 months ago in Fiction
Anyone Can Become the President of the United States. Content Warning.
Preface – Recently, I saw an international news broadcast where a collection of grade school-aged kids were asked the question, “What steps would you have to take to become the President of the United States?” Based on the results of past Presidential elections in America and the endless barrage of chaos so witlessly (or perhaps purposefully) produced by the winners of those elections, it is safe to say that, “In the United States of America, it is possible for absolutely anyone to become the President!” Deploying the formula that certain leaders of that country appear to have used, I have put together a totally fictional instruction manual suitable for use by anyone who aspires to be the next (or any future) President. What I mean to say is, “If this guy or that guy was actually elected, then maybe these measures and practices, characteristics and behaviors really could work for anyone!!” Please realize also that this, being a fictional piece, any and all statements made and which appear to be references to actual people are purely coincidental. No such references are intended.
By John Oliver Smith2 months ago in Fiction
