And then, ever so delicately, her skin began to peel itself back, revealing a maze of iridescent turquoise tubes, pulsing and glistening in the torchlight.

One man's style is another man's substance.

I knew the "Li'l Junior Goal Setting and Performance Review Workbook, Preschool Edition" was just what I needed to boost my toddler's lagging productivity metrics.

She wore her body like she hadn't yet made up her mind whether to return it for another style.

Circles will set you free.

I had no idea how many fragments there were, deeper and deeper; they became my constant companions, at once my hunter and my prey.

I had become superfluous in a way entirely specific to the first part of the 21st century.

There it was again! This time I knew it was for real. Now I just had to follow the traces to where they converged.

Anyone who believes goddess worship is dead needs to go to a strip club.

This must be the place; look at those flowers.

I want to steal into undiscovered Egyptian tombs and leave mummified Twinkies.

Slogan! Slogan! Slogan!

Let me tell you all about my over-intellectualization issues.

The note on the pillow read, "I had a wonderful time last night! I forgot to mention one thing, though: I'm not a real girl. I hope you're not mad! Please call. . . 1-800-ROBO-GRL. Ask for XBD153."

He worked for one of those outfits that sprung up to mine plastics and styrofoam out of landfills after the oil ran out.

I took her home to meet my mother, and I guess they hit it off; I haven't seen either of them since. I get postcards sometimes.

If sustainability is so great, why hasn't anyone patented it?

Art doesn't care.

"But. . . don't you love me?" echoed throughout the halls.

The next morning, to celebrate, we had strawberries and trout for breakfast.

thanks: Christina

Truth is simple; lies are complicated.

"Gah, urk! Blth," he said. At that moment, I realized things would never be the same.

She always hated it when I referred to her as a mirror into my soul.

It wasn't until we had passed the first checkpoint that the full scope of his plan began to dawn on me.

You realize you look ridiculous in that, right?

I wanted to make her suffer; this was the only way I knew how.

Manufactured goods are the raw materials of the over-industrialized age.

Next thing you know, we were surrounded by butterflies.