Boredom breeds cruelty; that's something I've always believed. From a child dipping gerbils in kerosene, watching them blaze trails of fire through a backyard field, to a man swerving his car to hit a dog on the road at night to stay awake - it all comes down to boredom.

Daddy doesn't know I've lost my job. I'm not sure he knows...

"Should the cookies taste like Play-Doh?" 

Paul had just taken a bite out of one of the homemade cookies that his wife had baking all day. Turning toward her husband Mary's angry stare immediately informed Paul he made a big mistake...

‘Twas three days before Christmas

And the stores were all packed

They were filled with parents shopping

If you can imagine that

But even through the bustle

A joyous sight could be seen

As little Marie ran toward toys...

Awakened by a strange noise, Herbert slowly rose to get a view of his surroundings. The time on his clock said it was just past 2am. Still half asleep, he surveyed his bedroom trying to see what had awoken him, but it was useless, it was pitch...

To his piercing eyes he could discern that this island, which he named Cambrosia, was inhabited only by wild animals and palm trees. He spent his first few hours futilely trying to escape this tropical dungeon through any means possible. His first plan was to make a raft...

It was the type of Saturday afternoon that only the months of summer could provide. The laughter of small children filled the air and mixed with the musical melody provided by the robins and blue jays that were nesting in the trees. The sweet smell of flowers in bloom permeated Anna’s nostrils as she stooped over her rose bush and carefully trimmed the dead...