The Gallery
by JBHale

Comment:
Giggling, Norman walked by the canvases titled, "Forlorn in a Snow Storm Panoramic", and used the sharpie he'd smuggled in with impunity.

Norman was such a bastard.

racetrack playa...
by asimchoudhri

Comment:
Rock paused. For years he'd been making the trek across this vast and endless landscape. For years he'd encountered nothing, no-one. Luckily, he did not need food nor water to survive, but his mind was slowly going mad.

Now, suddenly, there was a person here! Perhaps they would talk to him, perhaps they would help him across this vastness, perhaps they...

... would do nothing. They lifted some strange instrument and Rock heard a click. Then, as fast as they had appeared, they were gone. Rock screamed an internal yet deafening scream as the desert returned to the empty force that it had been for so long, and Rock resumed his endless quest, his cracked mind gaining one more fissure.

Windows
by toddhead

Comment:
Todd wanted so much to live a live of excitement as a small time mugger. How unfortunate for him then, that he was born with the eyes that he had, for they glowed with an inner light that was extremely recognizable, no matter how dark the hood he wore.

It also didn't help that all the ladies he tried to mug fell madly in love with him and then started to stalk him.

It just wasn't fair.

Rain on me
by LalliSig

Comment:
Matthew had a terrible affliction. Whenever it rained, he was uncontrollably compelled to go stand outside in it and pretend to be a film noir super-hero.

Alone
by orvaratli

Comment:
As she wandered the desolate landscape, she could only internally curse herself for being so silly.

Next time, she thought, when given the choice between a backpack full of food and a coat, or a brightly colored bath toy and a nightie, perhaps choosing the bath toy and nightie wouldn't be entirely smart!

Sighing, she began her trek once more.

Nonchalance
by Zigomar

Comment:
Peter lifted his head as the train rocketed off into the distance. Sighing heavily, he put his cheek into his palm and flicked a rock away from him. What was wrong with him? Why was he so useless?

He couldn't even get himself run over by a train properly.

Red devil's...
by kristensen20

Comment:
It was an affliction well known in the world for the Double-Headed People. On occasion, one will be born with heads that simply cannot get along. One will be liberal, the other conservative. One will be perpetually happy, the other will be perpetually blue. One will be a morning head, the other a night owl.

In the case of Eve and Regina, however, years of conflict finally led to a sad and tragic ending. As Regina finally ended her other head's existence, she screamed in triumph. Finally, finally, she would be free, and would never hear "No, Tom CRUISE is cuter!" ever again.

Self Portrait v5
by Man_Called_Horse

Comment:
He stood there, surveying all the lands. Everything he could see, was finally his. At that moment, on that rooftop, he was KING OF THE WORLD!!!

"Harold, darling," A voice whined, "can we go now? It's cold up here, and we only have the room for one more night. I thought, you know, maybe..."

Harold sighed as the rest of his wife's words became a mumble to his ears, and began to walk toward her. She wouldn't even let him be King of the World for five minutes. Five minutes! Was that too much to ask?

The couple left the observation deck and took a taxi back to the hotel, and the world never did find out what it was like to be ruled by Harold.

Blue Monday
by stevieian

Comment:
She'd heard it all before. All the cliches, all the platitudes.

Yet it doesn't matter how many times someone utters that life isn't fair. Or that it's hard, or that good things come to those who wait. Sometimes she just wanted to hear what even she knew wasn't always true. Sometimes she just wanted someone to tell her that everything was going to be ok. That the sun comes up tomorrow.

As a single tear threatened to fall, she turned at the sound of an approaching footstep, and saw her father standing there. He took her by the shoulders, smiled a little, and enveloped her in a hug. "Darling," he said, "we all have days like this, but I love you, and things will seem so much better tomorrow." He then wiped the threat of a tear from the corner of her eye as she tentatively smiled back up at him, and together they walked off towards whatever was to come.

yin/yang
by Melethia

Comment:
It was a stand-off, but the gull side was weakening. Every minute there were fewer and fewer. They fought well, they fought bravely, but it seemed to be inevitable. They were going to lose their land. As the day waned, they took one final stand, and their bravery was never forgotten.