Stories tagged humor

Hemingway Test – 21 (Em v. the stranger)

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She hoped her voice would not come out too high, betraying her fright. Inspiration struck as she parted her lips to begin.

in defense of assholes

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Hemingway Test – 22 (WACKO weirdo books)

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The three-member security team moved with the caution of housecats approaching a sleeping dog.

A CAPITAL TIME FOR TWEETING, PLUS WHEN TO SHOOT A MOOSE

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“Buy Shoes On Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00” is a new advice book which tells the reader the best possible time to get everything done, from flossing ones teeth to visiting Zanzibar. As a public service, I've used the information provided in that book to create an…

Beginnings That End

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We had to be very quiet in our hiding place, even though Nathan had a cold.

OBGYN Haiku

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/ Don't make eye contact.

Ode Upon a Grecian Urinal

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I got out of my car And looked on the floor It looked like an onion had Fallen apart in there And suddenly I began crying And I was purely sober Try to believe me

DJ at the Bat

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(to be read like Casey at the Bat)The temperature was chilly on that December dayOur checklist near complete, just two more rounds to playElizabeth had been inked and poked inside the ringNow it was DJ's turn to do his manly thingAbstinence was the game, days one through…

Hemingway Test – 23 (Mounting evidence)

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“Jesus Christ on a popsicle, man! The whole goddam world is watching us, wondering when we're gonna do something and here you are, just sitting on your ass waiting for...what? Goddam Godot?”

Lightning Box

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eat the marshmallows, fuck the cereal

Our Revised Standard Form Rejection Letter

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For Immediate Release:Subject:INCREDIBLY POSITIVE AND HUMBLED REJECTION FORM LETTER (version 7)Attn: editors, here it is! Another rewrite on our standard form letter for use in response to submissions (rejections, dummies, not acceptances ... haha) as per the new review…

Breast Pumping

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At your baby's birth a nurse comes in,chanting the mantra "breast is best"and before you know it, she's got your sonand she's pushing his face toward your chest.He huffs and puffs, breathes in, breathes out.Frantically looking for the food sourcethe nurse's cold fish hand…

growing tired of normal news?

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newspapers

The Butterfly Tattoo

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This morning you want to ask her about her butterfly tattoo. She smiles, looks back over her shoulder and says, “Don’t be so anxious. The time isn’t right. Maybe after breakfast. Besides, you’re not on your death bed yet.”

Running Wild in the Neighborhood Today

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The psychiatrist was a man who clearly meant to calm his patients, the students. You could tell by his sweater and his neatly combed, plumy hair and the wire-rim glasses he wore. But he was not good at his job. You could tell this by how bad he was at cal