They say our sense of smell is our most primal, the one that can hit us the hardest, because it comes from the deepest part of the brain.
They are almost directly above him. He closes his eyes and listens to their laughter upstairs. They are in love, he thinks, or at least they sound like it. His heart is pounding. He is here, and they...
Then you’re a big loser, you don’t get to finish the game, and the rest of the year will be about as much fun as a case of never-ending diarrhea,
The taxi was a V-6. Good, I’d probably need all of that. I clicked off the radio and AC to funnel extra power.
The other Max looked at me, and her eyes narrowed. 'They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,' she said snidely. 'So I guess you're really sucking up.''Who are ?' I gasped, my eyes wide. '...
The next morning, Mom set two plates of scrambled eggs in front of me and Georgia and then sat down to watch us eat. She loves to watch us eat, which I totally don’t get. I mean, she works at a diner....
The house was on fire, i greeted them tersely. In case you're interested.they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house was still standing. Fang sniffed, smelling the smoke.It's out, right...
The house continues to call out from parts unseen, aches and hiccups and wheezes, a centuries-old creature drawing long, labored breaths. When
The guy who’d kissed me last week—that guy was gone. Sure, I’d rejected him, and sure, I didn’t own him. But even so, it hurt. I missed the Richie who’d mooned over me.
The girls can have the bed, Gazzy said. Iggy and I can sleep on the floor.Excuse me, sexist piglet? I said, raising my eyebrows. How about the two smallest people share the bed 'cause they'll . That w...
The cell phone in my pocket went off. Shit! Damn it! Why do I carry these infernal gadgets? Why does anybody in their right mind need to constantly be on call?
The actor Danny Kaye used to say, Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it. I like that thought. More important, I try to live by it as much as I can. I
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I need to help you because fair is fair? Try, ‘I need you to help me so I won’t rip out your spine and beat you with it.’ I might respond to that. Maybe.
That’s right: Never underestimate the power of a good laugh. It can stop some of the fiercest middle-school monsters.
That's more than three questions, Max. And sometimes wheter someone is your friend or enemy is all in how you look at it. But if you must know, I consider myself your friend, a good friend who loves y...
Tell me again what we're doing here, I said, running a continuous scan of our surroundings. Fang popped some Cracker Jack into his mouth. We're here to watch manly men do manly things.I followed Fang'...
THE THREE OF US leaned against a stone wall in City Hall Park, picking at salad sandwiches we had bought at a nearby grocer’s. The murder club meets again.
Stevie Kosgrov is my very own somewhat demented Dudley Dursley—if Dudley had muscles and serious BO issues and knew how to jam people’s heads down toilets to give them a swirly. Yes,
Sometimes all you have is instinct, a gut feeling. It's important to pay attention to them.
Somehow all troubles and cares seemed to diminish when you were with the people you loved. Then