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Walt's Frozen Head

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What if Walt Disney had himself turned into a cartoon?

The Daughters

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Their mother never teaches them to wipe front to back or to brush their teeth before bed.

Midnight Riders

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One dinner party, two couples, three bottles of wine. A moonbeam shone on the balcony. They felt a slight shifting under their chairs and heard a quiet scraping sound, then the apartment slid out from the building and lifted away.

Sissyneck

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He pounds the roof of the Pontiac with the side of his fist and it rumbles like a timpani. He raises his head to light and wipes the sweat from his forehead. There's no sense in fighting it. He will go back and knock on Peter's door.

The Defective Detective : The Curious Case of the Kilchester Courier

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In which Clint is sucked into a remarkably civilised but mildly deranged crime scene. There he encounters almost-blackmail, not-actually prostitution, probable-sex scandals, genuine-imposters & the very real theft of something incredibly important. Twice.

Potato Head

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I weighted her so she would be suspended in the water. Sometimes late at night I would go down to the edge and listen to her bump against the filtration system. The sound she made was soft and low like a strange drum.

A Day in the Life of a Hip-Hop Grants Administrator

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The questions on the form are tough--the U.S. government isn't going to hand out money to just any old rapper hanging out on a corner. We want fresh 'n nasty stuff.

Awash

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Nobody has been able to use the washer and dryer for over a month now. Our neighbors have gone laundry crazy. They've become suds-a-holics. They wash everything. If it isn't nailed down, they wash it. Outboard engines, peculiar feelings, dominatrix boots, metaphors,…

Jesus, Borges, Jelly Roll

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It was Judge Fogarty who said “Thirty days in the market—take him away. Give him a good broom to sweep with—take him away.”

Oh, Fish Eggs!

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A motivational speaker I know intimately cannot abide any form of swearing.

Shoebox

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They lie down in the prairie grass and clutch each other, imagine dying under fat clouds.

Monkey Love

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There's an orangutan riding an elephant that spots a hound dog.

Songs of Innocence

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I heard the worm was interested in the fat robin’s song.

Who In This Room Shared a Drink with Johnny Cash? (Memoir)

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...where I grew up the only celebrity one could count on seeing was Santa Claus...

My Children in Times New Roman

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This test should not be a riddle, it's a simple yes/no. The answer should settle curiosity with an image. One line or two, plus or minus. I say something like this, and the customer service rep asks me to hold.Thing is, I know the answer. I'm moody. My breasts feel like…

Responsible

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This morning, she woke to the banshee: “Individuals must get up early and put in a full day’s work in this economy!”

SONS OF ITALY

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I am a good liar

This Story Isn't About You

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"This story isn’t about you, even if it seems as though it is."

First Husband

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"My, aren't you queery looking? She says.

Black & White/ Color

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We had them in our bunk beds in the trailer, before Becky fell and broke her neck.

Knot Eye

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The diagnosis was peculiar, the doctors agreed, / but so was the condition

pickup truck

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The first time we fucked my face was squashed between a seatbelt buckle and the right-side door.

The Solid Table Fallacy

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‘Do you know that tables aren’t actually solid’ he said suddenly. ‘I mean there’s loads of space in the molecules that make up wood or whatever. The only reason we can’t push through them is because of the force.’ Nearby the Android called up his light

Descanso

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Lupe says stealing is bad whether it's from a Baptist or a Catholic.

Elephant

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In the present moment, she is there for you. Faithful.

Shinto Haikus

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He walks down the path Carrying the rice basket Red foxes lead on

Self Alaska

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Why was it so difficult to move / toward anything?

Baby Games

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The sky is orange and red. It’s getting dark out by the time Sophie goes inside to tell Mom. The colors of everything fade together and turn gray, even the grass and my pink bicycle.

The High Line, New York City

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She doesn’t notice the small group of women in saris, emerald and garnet, sapphire and citrine, the cloth covered with mirrors glinting in the light. Or how they link plump brown arms, frightened or delighted by the attention, huddled close, bird-like ch

Sweet Sounds of Home

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Father makes sure the rum is safe, and still down, on his ass, he unscrews the top and takes a slug, and then a second one.