Eliza loved Pepsi. The sweet, fizzy rush was the perfect pick-me-up on a hot day. There was just one tiny, rather embarrassing problem. Every time she drank it, the bubbles got stuck in her teeth. It sounds impossible, right? Everyone told her so. “Bubbles can’t get stuck in your teeth, Eliza,” her friend Sarah would […]
That Extra Knife
Mia stared at the sink full of dirty dishes, a groan escaping her lips. It was her turn to wash up, a chore she usually didn’t mind. But tonight, there was an extra knife. Just one. A seemingly innocuous addition, yet it held the power to warp time and transform destinies. This wasn’t just any […]
The Case of the Missing Broom Handle
Kieran and Kiara, two kids with imaginations wilder than a field of sunflowers, were spending the summer at the farm. Now, this wasn’t your average farm with just cows and sheep. Oh no, this farm had it all: grumpy goats with a penchant for headbutting, a pig named Princess Fluffybutt who believed she was a […]
Eyebrows
Elara stared intently at her reflection, tweezers poised like a silver stork above her right eyebrow. One stray hair dared to disrupt the smooth arch, and Elara, a self-proclaimed perfectionist, couldn’t have that. Snip! The offending hair was gone. But now, its former companion on the left eyebrow seemed oddly prominent. Elara, with a sigh, […]
Rachel gets a cough
Rachel the Morris Minor sputtered and coughed, her engine struggling to maintain a steady rhythm. “Oh dear,” she wheezed, her usually cheerful headlights dimming with worry. “I can’t seem to keep my revs up. I must be coming down with something dreadful.” Her owner, a kind young man named Thomas, frowned with concern. He gently […]
Remembering
The flickering candlelight danced across the faces gathered around the rough-hewn table, casting long, dancing shadows on the walls. It was a humble room, but the air thrummed with an almost tangible sense of anticipation. Tonight was different. Tonight, they weren’t just sharing a meal; they were stepping into a memory, a command, a legacy. […]
Two Girls and a Wasp
(Verse 1) Yo, check it, me and my girl Gracie, Guides representin’ Campin’ trip was over, homeward bound, adventurin’ Backpack on my shoulders, singin’ songs, feelin’ bold But then a wasp appeared, buzzin’ ’round, lookin’ cold He followed us onto the bus, we tried to stay chill But that stripy dude was persistent, givin’ us […]
Mia
Mia Lowen wasn’t your average teenager. While “MIA” usually meant “Missing in Action,” for Mia, it stood for “Misses in Action.” Not because she was lost or hiding, but because she was always on the move, spreading joy and laughter wherever she went. Her middle name, Lowen, seemed perfectly fitting, as it meant “lion” in […]
Unhaircut
Colin had always been an excellent hairdresser. Brilliant, and definitely not average. But things were about to change… Mrs. Higgins came in for a trim. “Just an inch off the ends, dear,” she’d said, her voice a warble. Colin, distracted by a particularly stubborn knot, snipped off what he thought was an inch. But when […]
Elara
Elara was known for her eyes. Not their striking beauty, though they were indeed remarkable – dark brown, large, and luxurious, like pools of melted chocolate. No, Elara was known for what those eyes could do. They held a terrifying power, a deadly curse. If you stared into their depths for too long, you were […]
The Silence Defeated
The whirring of the generator was deafening in the cramped bunker, but it was a symphony compared to the chilling silence that had enveloped the world. The Silence, creatures that hunted by sound, had decimated humanity. Any whisper, any rustle, was a death knell, drawing the swift and brutal predators. Inside this bunker, a small […]
Ben Eggy
Ben Eggy, as he would later be known, began his life in the humble confines of a beige, speckled egg. He spent his days, or what he perceived as days in the muffled darkness, rocking back and forth, contemplating the mysteries of the universe. “Why am I here?” he’d ponder, or at least, he would […]