Humor

Mundane Microwave Instructions
A microwave oven has become such a mundane object in everyone's life that we at Microwave Global Inc. feel that instructions for its use are not needed. Nonetheless, every day we continue receiving reports of mishaps and accident legal claims involving microwaves.
By Lana V Lynx26 days ago in Fiction
Garbage Can Blues
THIS IS YOUR LOCAL RECYCLING GARBAGE MAN It has come to my attention that we have a severe problem, with the recycling garbage customers. Let me review the terms of agreement, and the rules of engagement to be able to have a recycle Garbage Can.
By Gregory Payton26 days ago in Fiction
What If?
"Hi Cindy!" "Hi yourself, John!" "Are you ready to go on an awesome hike?" "Sure, I'm excited. I brought the snacks. Did you bring a flashlight?"
By Julie Lacksonen26 days ago in Fiction
Guttersnipe
My grandmother kept pigeons on the roof of our row house in Baltimore. Not the fancy kind—just city birds, gray and purple and blue, with eyes like drops of oil. She called them her “sky-rats.” Every morning she’d climb the pull-down ladder in the hallway, the one with the missing third rung, and I’d hear the scrape of the aluminum door, the flutter, her low murmuring in Polish.
By Nwama Godspromise 26 days ago in Fiction
Penicillin
“Now dear friends, come close, come hither! Listen at my altar and you’ll be blessed forever! Good you’re all here. Post a pic or a missive. I’d hate for your neighbors to see you missin’.
By Matthew J. Fromm26 days ago in Fiction
The CEO’s Bitter Game
Avery Sinclair had spent the last three years rebuilding what her family had lost. Her father’s company, once a thriving enterprise, had been ruined in a single deal orchestrated by Damien Blackwood — the ruthless CEO whose name still made her blood boil. But Avery had a plan. She would rise, stronger and smarter, and one day, she would make him pay.
By Millicent Chisom26 days ago in Fiction
How to Survive the Dive. Content Warning.
A practical and introductory guide to Surviving the Dive It has come to this writer’s attention that there is yet no manual for the appropriate etiquette required, to attend a local dive bar in Wisconsin.
By Abbey June Schwartz27 days ago in Fiction
Smelly Neighbor
To the Community: In response to complaints from other businesses and residents about our company, we want to address these concerns.
By Andrea Corwin 27 days ago in Fiction
How to 'Go Down a Rabbit Hole'
How-to 'Go Down a Rabbit Hole' Ask yourself: are you putting off anything you could be doing right now? - Maybe a little more productive? Any cottage task, such as washing leftover potion from the cauldron, or finally getting around to dusting the vacant cobwebs? If you’re reading this, one could assume you’re not ready to burst your procrastination bubble. No one is here to stop you, nay, you'll only find encouragement, unless you’re mortally wounded- don't ignore that - find your nearest healer. First rule of this guideline.
By Nikki Torino Wagner27 days ago in Fiction
Shimmering with golden light
As the dragon slept, Jason climbed the tree and snatched the ram skin from the branch. Shielding his eyes from the blinding glow, he quickly descended, the golden radiance illuminating the dark grove like a rising sun.
By Raymond G. Taylor27 days ago in Fiction
What to Write... What to Write?
“This stuff is harder to do than you might think!” “Oh, it's not that bad, once you get started on it, it practically writes itself!”
By Timothy E Jones27 days ago in Fiction
Split Lip
At the hospital, the nurses have got those looks on their faces where you can just forget about patient confidentiality. Behind those raised eyebrows, behind the crinkled-up foreheads, already they’re cooking up the nicknames–what they’re gonna call you after you shed that paper gown and slide your legs back into those pants.
By Maegan Heil27 days ago in Fiction