Short Stories Gifts

"This place is famous for its short fiction about food."

Machado de Assis

The fall of Usher's house.

Edgar Allen Poe

"I've seem an awful lot of movies ever since they cut them all down to two minutes."

Fairy Library - Frontispiece to Jack and the Beanstalk

Santa, Alien, Easter Bunny and Sasquatch plan the perfect caper.

Silence of the Chickens...

"Actually, it is a bad time — I’m rushing to get the kids out of the oven."

Password Error: Snow White and the seven dwarfs not recognised as eight characters.

',,, and if anyone knows of a reason why these two should not be married, let them storm this castle with pitchforks and torches or forever hold their peace,'

Goodnight Moon for the Misbegotten

"... And this one needs a shot of vodka."

"We need to stop sharing one set of clothes."

Turning Japanese: I really think so.

"You're ruining our reputation, Bob!"

"This makes Pamplona seem like child's play."

"Honey, where's the baby?" "The first voyage of Sinbad"

Moby Dick

Now that you have a heart, you really should switch to polyunsaturated oil.

"So you kiss me and I turn into a prince? No thanks, sweetie, I'm gay. I'm already a queen."

"... and the sales call was coming from inside the house!"

'This financial report is frightening. Who wrote it, Stephen King?"

"So you're just now tellin' me I was hatched from an egg and I coulda' left years ago?!?"

'I've no time for these foragers - they come into the area and snap up all the best houses...'

Whodunnit. Whoreallydunnit.

Alice in Wonderland - Painting the Rose Tree.

'I told you we should have done the balloon toss.'

"The new OS update should fix the bug that makes you want to murder everyone."

'What can you wish for?!... Oh, I don't know... Infinite wealth, beautiful women throwing themselves at your feet, fame and admiration, perhaps?... But, don't let me influence you.'

'I may not know about DNA, but I sure as hell know about recombinant.'

"When Mom reads that story, the dragon comes off as a much more sympathetic character."

"Before I fight this dragon and rescue you, can I ask a few questions? Like, do you want kids? What's your passion? Where is 'home' to you? Do you have a financial philosophy?"

Cat Frankenstein

Ask A Silly Question.