Jugglers thought they were safe. They were supremely confident about that, as only jugglers can be. “Who wants to see a robot juggle...

A haunted room in a regular house isn’t all that scary, really. You just stay out of that room. But what if the haunted room is where all...

One day Hank sat down to write a parable. He was in the mood to write a parable. He didn’t know why. The previous day he had written five...

Right before she began filming, the director said, “Remember, you love those bananas. You love them so much.” “OK,” I said. I readied the...

Power lines. Capacitors. This was at the lake. Wells. Kites. Swedish mathematicians. Harold wasn’t himself. Or was finally himself. This...

He would cock his brow at inopportune times. But that wasn’t the worst of it. He would deny taking my elbow polisher but then I’d notice...

Stan made knots but not on purpose. Whenever he held in his twittering hands a length of what-have-you—a rope, a lace, a hose, a cord, a...

Most journalists know about the 5 W’s and 1 H: who, what, where, when, why, and how. The 5 W’s and 1 H are the bedrock of informative...

All these spies began to suspect that their so-called secrets weren’t really secrets anymore. Annabelle (not her real name) couldn’t help...

Ed was put on boxes. And that was that. Linda pressed a few buttons on her phone, and Ed’s transfer to boxes was complete. He was now...

Everyone had brought their rock tumblers. Correction: almost  everyone. Steve, said the team leader. Yes? Steve said, looking up from his...

Sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes. Breathe slowly and deeply: in through your nose…and out through your mouth. In through...

Sam was in a well. He was at the bottom of it. What a day it’s been, said Sam. First the crisis in that shared toilet, and then that...