Short Stories Pillows

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

Machado de Assis

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

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

Silence of the Chickens...

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

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

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

Goodnight Moon for the Misbegotten

',,, 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,'

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

Turning Japanese: I really think so.

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

"You're ruining our reputation, Bob!"

Moby Dick

"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!"

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

'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.'

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

Alice in Wonderland - Painting the Rose Tree.

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

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

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

"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?"

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

Alice in Wonderland: Alice and the Dodo.

"You're living in a fantasy world, Nelly. Farmer Dave doesn't know you're alive. Plus, he's a human being, he's married, he's the church pastor and he's secretly gay."

"I'll probably die an old woman before I get that bedtime story."

Ask A Silly Question.

"I see so much love reflected back in his adorable little face."

"And every year on this very day...he creeps into camp and steals everyones electronics."