Things long forgotten are stirring, eager to balance the scales and repay insults men have lost to the years. The undead have come home to Jersey, and not just the ancient Bon Jovi fans.
All in the Family
After his sister became a psychologist, he found himself confiding less and less in her. There was the same level of trust, and she never tried to “fix” him; but he didn’t want to appear to be using her services for free.
“Helen” America
Sixteen year-old Helen grinned ear to ear, a twinkle in her voracious green eyes, after watching a weather report that showed a cold front about to sweep across America. Maybe now she would get the Corvette Daddy agreed to buy her “when hell freezes over.”
In the Moment
Reluctantly, Nancy slid her fingers from between Jim’s lips. She needed both hands to undo a stubborn button.
At Café Engle
We’ve been downing this wine for hours, as though it could enhance our collective brilliance. We keep pouring out questions and trying to taste an answer.
Desire
He decided to take a loan from his life.A little bit of this and a little bit of that
Cheat
He knew being sad was not the only choice.He could always kill himself.
Baby Soldier
The prostrated soldier laid sprawled out on some god-forsaken-field. He looked down at his hand that was covered in red, and cried, “Mommy!”
Verbose Papa
He didn’t quite know how to advise his daughter: “It’s one thing to mock a ‘no alarms and no surprises’ mentality; but then again, no one wants a bad surprise.” She looked a little bewildered, so he added, “I guess all we’re saying is that fears shouldn’t prevent you from taking risks.”
I Loved You
I loved you, but then you broke my heart. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forgive you for that.
Lost Forever
If there is one thing I wish I could go back and change about my life, it would be that one August afternoon when she said, “Just give me five minutes, honey, and I’ll be fine.” I should have listened to my instincts and drove her to the hospital immediately, instead of agreeing to her request.
Lack of Evidence
She was distraught when Jamie broke up with her. She didn’t actually love him, but she had been hoping this relationship would prove she had been right in leaving Harry.
Making Do
She loved all the houses she saw and read about in Dwell Magazine but she couldn’t afford anything remotely like them. So she rented a simple apartment, bought a $200 Eames-inspired coat rack, and called it a day.
Freedumb
My ex-boyfriend used to take the concept of freedom way too literally. He always felt quite free to act dumb.
Flip of Fate
With the one parachute left we had agreed to decide our fate upon the flip of the coin. When I flipped the coin and won, I was startled to find that the co-pilot and the parachute were gone.
Einsteins Future
Did you know that Albert Einstein secretly built a time machine so that he could travel to our future and secretly study physics in my physics class? I felt shame when I found out, because I had graded him an F.
In This Economy, a Job Seeker Mustn’t Be Too Choosy
Good news: he got a job for life. Bad news: he’s the live-in janitor at a dynamite factory.
another way to use a yardstick
my teacher asked me to think of 25 ways to use a yardstick. so then, i jumped out of my feet, grabbed a yardstick, went back in time, killed jesus, started my own religion, called yardstiKyians, which then was the only religion, and then i became god, known as yardstick.
End of the Line
I turn to face the zombies who have cornered me in the alleyway, cutting off my escape. I start to scream when they begin to consume me alive.
Formerly Inseparable
You were always with me wherever I went. Then, my friends complained about the fetid odor of your corpse and I had to leave you home.