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I am odd, and usually immersed in my own little world. If you'd like to get my attention, a couple of sharp raps on my forehead have been known to do the trick.

I'm a voracious reader and an even more voracious writer. I don't care how awful it is; I just write

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 5 of 338
He sat on the front stoop of his home, a bucket of multicolored chalk at his side. He was grinding each piece of chalk into oblivion, forming a multicolored pile of dust on the cement. It was a stupid game and a tiring task, this chalk grinding. It was pointless and made no sense, like Kevin dying young.Kevin was the boy's br... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Raking leaves: 1 of 32
It was rather ironic, Brad decided, that the calmest he could remember being in the past week was right now, crouched behind a row of parked cars in a Burger Bazaar lot at three in the morning.It had taken a lot of bald-faced lying and careful cover-ups to bring him to this point; Mom thought he was at his best friend's house... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Revenge: 2 of 20
I have one, and ONLY one, revenge fantasy. Mind, it took me several years to come up with it, so please be kind.It is, admittedly, a rather difficult fantasy to realize. Especially considering that the first part of it involves me inventing a time machine. I'm told this is something at which modern science has yet to succeed.... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Secrets: 12 of 109
Claire sipped her coffee slowly as the sun rose over the mountains. A poet might have noticed how the rosy rays infused the cherry wood of her patio table with a golden depth and the bare, February trees with a tentative suggestion of future growth-but for Claire there was nothing at all beautiful about the sunrise.5:45. Perr... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 56 of 343
Ponder, my friends, the Unbearable Lightness of Breathing and the pain you know when it is gone. When the Common Cold comes.You know he's on his way before he gets there, like that rippling water in Jurassic Park.First there's the teary eyes, which somehow catches everyone-possibly even some Eastern masters of meditation-by c... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Facing the past: 38 of 89
It wasn't as though it really made a difference, mused Caroline. After all, hadn't Greta always been the most difficult, arrogant, vain woman on the face of the earth?She was washing the breakfast dishes as she thought about this, looking out toward the opposite window where Greta's face should've been.It was like clockwork, ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Getting pulled over by a police officer: 33 of 76
In these heady times of feel-good lawsuits and illiterate internet communication, there's nothing quite like a police officer to make your modern man feel like little Billy caught with his grubby hands round Leslie's pigtails. (Girls with pigtails are always Leslie. If I could explain it, I would.)By now you probably know the... More..
Health & Fitness > Kidney & Urologic Diseases What to expect from a prostate examination: 5 of 10
If you're a middle-aged man, a major cause of concern for you is probably the inevitable prostate examination. Considering the somewhat taboo status of the anus, the digital rectal examination (DRE) is generally regarded with anxiety and embarrassment. It is important for you to remember, however, that this procedure is essen... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges Raising teenage boys to be sensitive: 14 of 25
There is a well-known women's saying: "I always wanted to date a sensitive guy, but I've discovered that all of the world's sensitive guys are already dating each other." It certainly seems to be well on par with society's fixation upon the brutal nature of males. Contemporary music and movies say it better than cute aphorism... More..
Jobs & Careers > Professionalism How to avoid office gossip traps: 52 of 86
Nineteenth-century British philosopher and idealist Francis Herbert Bradley once said, "There are those who, once they cease to amaze us, cease to interest us." It is certainly comforting to believe that idle chatter serves the purpose of binding mankind with one another and maintaining healthy socialization, but one may assu... More..