An Intangible Companion I interviewed my imaginary friend, Fred. I've known him a long time but it turnsout there was a great deal I didn't know about him.
Would you please stateyour full name?
My name is Fredred Alluitious Monotlouson. People call meFred ... Continue...
Awakening When Lucy Mclellan openedher eyes she found herself in a large white room that was strange to her. Sheblinked, adjusting to the light. Her vision cleared. She was alone. A small TV onthe wall. Flowers by the door. Flourescent white hallway outside ... Continue...
Cattails Sweety's real name isHarrison. I found this out when I was ten and he was eleven. But that was longafter I met him. I met Sweety when I was seven. He was eight. It was on a walkhome from school ... Continue...
She leansout her window every night, wearing a white dress with black stripes, dirty andtorn at the edges, that looks like a prison uniform ... Continue...
Only Women Bleed If I marry him, Imarry 20 husbands worth of torture."
Rosanne took another puff of hercigar. She drew out the smoke rings and blew them up, up to the cheap ceilingplastered with peeling sea-green paint ... Continue...
Visions of Truth "Isn't it simplygorgeous?" Her dramatic squeal easily carried over the murmur of the otherstudents. Tossing her short blond hair, she brushed imaginary lint from her bluesilk sleeves. Across the room, a quiet boy watched curiously ... Continue...
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