Big teddy bears.... What? Yes, big teddy bears, In the god damn desert, Drinking tea-cup Kool Aid. Along comes a scorpion to spoil a perfect picnic. Big teddy bears get mad, Scorpion gets scared, Scuttles

Sometimes there are moments Stepping outside of the frame. Of these four sides vanished, Those infinite distances Close in on me and I don't think outside the box often. When it happens, I lose my feet.

I recently watched the film "The Shape of Water" with my wife and ever since I have been telling her that I want to transition from human to amphibian. I am joking. Am I joking? She knows that

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 146 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was ash I have been thinking of getting a shredder for a while. It's fun to shred stuff,

I fart more than any human being that I know. About a year and a half ago, myself and my wife decided to switch to a whole-foods-plant-based diet after reading a very convincing book with a lot of convincing

All These people debating whether the world is round or flat... I recently read an article about this rogue rocket builder who blasted himself up to moderately impressive heights all the while believing

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 146 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was monkey Jebedeen had always dreamed of growing a tail. He was a professional tree-climber.

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 134 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was plaid The walls were plaid. The pattern almost matched Mr. Buckleshorts' shirt, but

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 132 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was gardening. The carrot began to grow up and out of the ground. This seemed to defy all

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 122 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was spa It was a fine day to spend at the Polar Bear Club. Light fluffy snow on the ground.

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 113 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was fried chicken Me and Hank liked to think we were real daredevils, always challenging

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 113 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was ski There is a place in New Brunswick called Magnetic Hill. For some set of reasons

In the fifth grade, I had a friend towards whom I did something horrible. One day during recess, we came across several of the sixth grade boys gathered suspiciously in the little secluded alleyway that

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 111 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was dream. I had a dream, which became a reality, which became a nightmare. I had a dream

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 109 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was yard sale. Jimmy pulled up to the address listed in the paper. Oddly, there were no

This poem is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 106 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was the smell from within. I am sorry to say that I went in a very obvious and crude direction

This poem is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 104 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was cigarettes. Eat something why don't you? The thinness on you bones... It's a body drawn

This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 102 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was cracker. Oh gosh, my mouth is dry. Is that even true? Do crackers really dry out your

The following story is an entry for the Art Prompt Writing Contest #9. The wonderful work of art below was created by @azbeen and served as the prompt for this contest. created by @azbeen Watches the time

The following is my entry for week two of @thewritersblock's poetry contest. The prompt for this week was to write a poem inspired by James Wright’s “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine