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The Staircase. Runner-Up in Absurdist Awakening Challenge.
It was your idea to split a seafood boil at the wharf. One of those blistering Septembers, a plastic bag full of cooked ocean critter carcasses sprawled across my lap, oil dripping onto my new Reef's, first-degree burns blooming on my thighs, but I didn't dare complain because twice you stabbed your fork super close to my crotch and I was cautiously optimistic that it was deliberate. There was a Cirque du Soleil flyer running practice drills in my stomach. I ate the small half of a boiled potato, while you tore apart and slurped the flesh out of each scrawny crab leg, one-by-one. You were chatty, even with your mouth full. There was too much eye contact.
By Morgana10 months ago in Humor
Performance . Runner-Up in Absurdist Awakening Challenge.
‘Take a seat, Mr Bellewether; I’ll be with you in a moment.’ Alan shuffles over uncertainly to his manager’s desk and pulls out a chair. In the twelve months he has worked at The Office of National Statistics, he has never been addressed by his surname. Was it a tacit admonition? Or maybe a recognition of seniority, a nod at a promotion?
By T. McCormack10 months ago in Humor
Just Killing Time. Honorable Mention in Absurdist Awakening Challenge.
Bertie slid his wristwatch off and set it on the dinner table. It had stopped working again. He’d already replaced the battery and it had resumed its faithful ticking for a week. But now it had gone silent once more.
By D.K. Shepard10 months ago in Humor
Buttering The Bagel
First thing in the morning, half-awake, half-dreaming in a pre-caffeinated fog, buttering a bagel is an existential challenge.
By Addison Alder10 months ago in Humor
Death by Laundry
Once upon a time, in a land far far away (yet close enough that most mother's can relate), there was a young mother who had been sick for an entire week. During this week, she hadn't done any laundry - despite it being an item on her daily to do list.
By The Schizophrenic Mom10 months ago in Humor
Bedtime Absurdities
All 35-lbs of Gerald Tully stood on top of his rocker screaming, ”No bed!! No bed!!” Mr and Mrs. Tully looked at one another. Dark half moons clung to their eyes like the boogers caked to their walls. Mrs Tully’s hair was falling out of her bun and Mr. Tully had yet to change out of his work clothes.
By Josh Ripperger10 months ago in Humor
Monty Python and the Holy Grail . Top Story - March 2025.
I woke up this morning to one and one-half hours of glorious, old-fashioned comedy sketches from Monty Python. I'm probably feeling a little too glum to write a review of it right now, so let me inform you that this review is, in fact, NOT an actual review, but an approximation of what sort of review I might write if writing a review were what I had in mind. It isn’t, and this is not, and well, I’m still here, and so are you.
By Tom Baker11 months ago in Humor
Life is a coincidence and beautiful souls love legendary loves
During the time that I was doing research and exploring the internet, I found myself falling in love with a person from my past once again. Life can be very odd at times.
By TheNaeth11 months ago in Humor
🌀 The Day Gravity Took a Vacation. AI-Generated.
📌 When the World Turned Upside Down Most days, gravity is something we take for granted. It holds us down, keeps our coffee in our mugs, and ensures that we don’t drift into the stratosphere while tying our shoelaces. But what if, for just one day, gravity decided it had had enough? What if, without warning, it simply… quit?
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran11 months ago in Humor
A Book, A Beer, And A Secret
He was always like this. Homework was done late at night, on the bus or in the schoolyard, and as for exams, well that was just the same.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 11 months ago in Humor
The Voice from the Coffee Machine
Andrei woke up half an hour later than planned. He grumpily hit the alarm clock, which had once again become the enemy of his morning, and yawned as he headed to the kitchen. The only thing that could bring him back to life was a strong, hot cup of coffee.
By Nataliya Vdovenko11 months ago in Humor
The Great Avocado Uprising
It all started with a simple grocery run. Greg just wanted an avocado. That was it. A single, ripe, reasonably priced avocado. Maybe some chips. But fate, or perhaps the avocados themselves, had other plans.
By Faceless Lim11 months ago in Humor