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John and Gary were always football friends. After growing up, they kept in touch in the NFL season. Both had different teams they followed. Even so, they got together each Sunday. Football continued to bring John and Gary together. |
I walk with a cane due to a stroke. In 2013 we went to visit my son's new apartment. It had hardwood floors. My cane hit a rug and slipped, causing me to fall. Luckily I was not hurt. |
Peter was terrible at using computers. So he always got frustrated. He banged his mouse against the desk. But eventually, it stopped working. Peter decided to buy a more durable mouse later. |
i had my first sleepover this weekend. All my friends came over to my house to play. We did makeovers and watched movies. We stayed up talking until midnight! My first sleepover was so much fun! |
Melinda was hungry. She bought some pasta at the store. As she was making the pasta she called her friend. Melinda's friend came over and brought steak. Together, they ate the steak and pasta. |
One day out of the blue there was a dog in the yard next to Gina's. The little white dog tapped and tapped as she walked to her porch. She heard a lady's voice call to the dog. The little dog went running back into the house. Gina felt bad that the dog rarely was able to go outside. |
Stripley Bobipley worked at an electronics factory. He'd arrive, put on his clean room attire, and work. When he was eating lunch, he saw a man about to jump from the roof. Stripley tried to swallow his sandwich to yell at him, but gagged. Luckily the factory had anti-suicide nets, and the man was fine. |
Michael was a professional basketball player. He enjoyed the game very much. He would always chew gum during the games. During a press conference he was asked why he chews gum. He calmly replied that it makes him play better. |
Tim was at the beach with friends. They all wanted to play volleyball. Tim was terrible at it. He was still convinced to play. Tim did badly but nobody cared. |
There once was a town with a very angry bear. The bear kept getting into people's houses and destroying stuff. The local police knew what they had to do. A trap was set for the bear in a house. The police shot the bear, and the head sheriff skinned it alive. |
Jose was walking through the desert for a trek. All of a sudden, he noticed something very odd in the distance. Jose ran out to the formation and it was stone ruins. He went back home and called a local university. The professors thanked Jose for the information. |
Kyle and Matt were bunk mates at a basketball camp last summer. Kyle thought he was the better player, but Matt managed to beat him. Matt told Kyle what he could do to improve his game, and Kyle listened After a few more days at camp, Kyle begin to beat Matt in games. Matt then asked Kyle to help him improve his basketball skill. |
Beth was banned from playing soccer because of her testosterone level. She was born with more of the hormone than many women. The soccer federation stated that she wasn't a female, so she sued. She won her case and was allowed to play again. The humiliation in having to show she was a woman made it bittersweet. |
Maria carved a pumpkin for Halloween. When she was done, she took all the seeds and washed them. Then, she roasted the seeds. When they were done roasting, she tasted them. The roasted seeds were delicious! |
Don was walking on a wooded path deep in a park. Don suddenly froze when he saw a rattlesnake right in his path. A woman emerged from the treeline. She seized the snake behind the head and flung it away from the path. Don felt embarrassed but relieved to have been saved by this woman. |
Tom loved nature and the outdoors. He decided to buy plants for his home. He browsed many plants at the nursery. He found a plant with very soft leaves. He purchased that plant and was happy about it. |
Betty was shopping in the mall. She really had to pee! She rushed to the back area where stalls were lined up. She hurried into a stall, but then she gasped in shock. She had entered a fitting room, not a restroom! |
Fernandez was with his family on vacation. It was predicted that it would snow heavily soon. His wife told him to leave for home. But Fernandez wanted to stay. As a result the family was snowed in. |
I hate when businesses are trying to become a monopoly. This makes me want to boycott the company completely. Recently, a tech company bought a lot of smaller companies out. This made me very furious. I now avoid the tech company. |
One day Erin decided to make some gifts to her friends. First she wrapped them. Then she put some pins on the wrapping paper. Then she put them in bags. Her friends loved them! |
I couldn't understand what the teacher was talking about. She was done with the problem already. I sat there in frustration trying to figure it out. She asked everyone to get their calculators. I was so angry that I refused to get mine. |
Two boats were headed right at each other. It was dark so they did not see it happening. Moments before the hit, the captains saw the other boat. They tried to steer away but it was too late. The boats crashed and began to sink. |
Jorge wanted to buy a new video game. He only had half of the money he needed to buy it. Jorge asked his neighbors if he could shovel their snow for cash. He worked really hard all weekend. After the weekend was over, Jorge had enough money for his game! |
Craig was very lonely. All his friends told him that he should get married. They didn't realize that Craig was homosexual. Craig had the misfortune to live in intolerant times. So Craig bought a dog instead, and eventually died alone. |
Drew stopped his car in front of the drive Thru window. The person on the intercom asked what he wanted to order. He ordered a chicken sandwich. When he moved towards the front window, the lady appeared. She gave him an ice cream. |
The artist drew a line. The line wasn't straight enough. He erased the line on the paper. He could still see the line. He threw the paper away. |
Jane was at Ali's school to speak with the principal. Ali had been unfairly suspended. The principal started off being stern. After Jane laid into him he changed his demeanor. The principal agreed to revoke Ali's suspension. |
Morgan didn't like Halloween. He never decorated his house or wanted to give candies to kids. When kids were coming close to his house, he'd scream. As they thought it was part of the festivities, they rang the bell. And Morgan, defeated, had to give them candies anyway. |
One day Tom decided to go for a walk. While he was outside he heard a noise from the bushes. He went to check it out. He slowly grabbed into the bushes. He grabbed and pulled out a missing Cat. |
Rufus hates doing his math homework. He would much rather play video games all night. However, his mom makes him turn off the games and do homework. He finally finishes his math homework late at night. When he is finished, he is too tired to play games again. |
Jake was sledding in his backyard. He accidentally hit a rock with his sled. He flew up 10 ft in the air. He landed safely back on the snow. Jake was happy he didn't get hurt from the rock. |
Ray walked home from school everyday. And he noticed that the same man had his garage open every Monday. One Monday, Ray watched the man work on his car. And he noticed that the man went inside occasionally. He waited for the right moment stole items from the garage. |
Henry accidently placed his mitts on the stove. It caught on fire since the stove was hot. Eventually, all of the pots and pans were in flames. Henry ran to get the fire extinguisher. He extinguished all of the flames before they got bigger. |
Henry bought a huge bag of grapes. He wondered how he would eat them all. He decided he would juice them instead. He shared his juice with his wife. He went and bought more grapes. |
Lary is the laziest person in town. Lary had an interview at his dream job one morning. Larry decided he would rather sleep. He gave up his dream job for a few more hours of sleep! At this rate Lary will never get a job. |
I was making a left turn. I looked left and right. I went to make the turn. Out of nowhere came a car to my left. I drove into the side of their car. |
Brandon woke up one morning to find his cat missing. He put missing cat flyers up around town. He was very sad that he couldn't find his cat. He heard a cry from a tree. He climbed the tree and found his cat. |
The girl was ready for bed. She had put on her robe. She had to run to the store. She decided she could stay in her robe. Once she was in the store, she felt very silly! |
Artyom Callister was a guard at a border crossing. He'd patrol up and down on his ATV looking for illegals. One day he came across a family. He saw fear and hope in their eyes. He had them detained and deported. |
Stacy was having her boyfriend over for dinner for the first time. She didn't know what to make so she called her mom. Her mom suggested something easy like spaghetti. The dinner turned out wonderful and Stacy was happy. Her boyfriend kissed her for the first time that night. |
You should always be courteous when ending a relationship. For example, one of my exes and I ended on good terms and stayed close. He got an amazing job and hired me on. Now I'm on my ideal career path all because I wasn't a jerk. Now we have a great professional relationship. |
Daniel had a very sick friend named Seth. Seth had cancer and wasn't expected to survive much longer. Daniel asked his church to pray for his friends health. To everyone's surprise Seth made a full recovery. Daniel thinks it was prayer but Seth is not so sure. |
Doug was lonely. He wanted someone to share his life with. He found a nice looking girl on a dating website. They started dating. Doug was no longer lonely. |
Tom was doing laundry. He was putting it all up. Everything was fine except for one sock. It didn't have a pair. Tom was never able to find it. |
Hank has been a diabetic his whole life. Hank does not always take care of this by taking his medicine. Hank's blood sugar spikes or drops without medicine. When Hank's blood sugar does this, he becomes very irritable. Therefore, it is important for him to be consistent with his care. |
Joe was desperate to get to Disney world, but he was worried. His parents had said they might not be able to afford the trip yet. They might have to wait another year, when Joe would be nine. But then on his birthday, they handed him a surprise package. In it were three tickets - to Disney World! |
York was very hungry one morning. He pondered what he would eat for a while. Eventually, he settled on buying donuts. He drove to the closest donut shop he could find. He was satisfied with the selection of pastries. |
Mary was watching her favorite TV show. She ate some snacks. Suddenly the window in the bathroom opened. She heard broken glass sound. She called the police. |
Joan went to the casino to try her luck. She put $10 worth of quarters in the first slot machine she saw. She didn't win anything and was very disappointed. On her way home, she found $10 on the pavement. She smiled, took it, and went home with a light heart. |
Ron had wondered if he could ever go back home. He was released early and made his way to where he grew up. When arrived home it seemed cold and different. He drove by the store he robbed and it was still opened. He knew he needed to make a lot of changes. |
I was in such a hurry to my appointment. Driving on the highway I was going 20 over the speed limit. I saw a cop and tried to slow down. It was too late, he turned his lights on and pulled me over. I got a $50 ticket and was late to my appointment. |
Justin had a new job. He worked at the movie theater. His first day of work, he sold tickets to five hundred people. He never realized the movie theater was so busy! He really liked his new job. |
My friends and I were having a friendly game of soccer. Richard was the goalie, and I was on my way towards him. I kicked the ball towards the net with great confidence. Richard stopped the ball with his arm, but felt a sudden pain. Unfortunately he broke his arm, but it healed well in the next month. |
Lucas woke up early to go fishing with his father. He knocked on his father's door. His dad told him he was too sick to go. Lucas went by himself, and slipped in the river. When Lucas got home, he had a good scolding. |
Steven was tired of playing the same video game every day. He asked his mom for money for a new game, but she said no! He decides to earn money himself and gets a job at a store. He works for two weeks and finally gets his paycheck. The money on his check was enough for Steven to buy two video games! |
Tim was drunk one night. He decided to get on Facebook. He noticed a friend posting nonsense. Tim decided to call him out on it. It created a big fight and rift in their friendship. |
Lily was about to go on the red carpet. She was very nervous. She proceeded to get her makeup done. Unfortunately they screwed up. It therefore made lily late. |
Chaz enjoys going shopping for luxury items. His local mall has the best prices for all he needs. He bought a Rolex and Chanel shoes last week. While leaving the mall he noticed that his car was missing. Chaz found out that someone has stolen his car. |
I had a dream that I went to Build a Bear. I found a teddy bear that resembled a large gummy bear. It was squishy and made of silicone. I bought one in red and green. I dressed it up and took it home to display. |
Marc was nervous about taking his GRE for graduate school. The schools he wanted to attend required high scores. He studied flashcards every night for months. On the day of the GRE, his nerves subsided. When he got his scores, he realized there was nothing to worry about. |
Stan is crazy about the new iphone. He decides he has to be one of the first to have it. Stan walks downtown to the apple store and waits in line. He is the very first person in line. Stan's patience pays off as he gets to be the first to buy the iphone. |
Today was the first day of Teddy's new job. He was riding a subway for the first time as well. He had just recently moved to New York. He was on his way to his big new job. He thought a lot while traveling on the subway, getting ready. |
Mike decided to work on his yearly tax returns. He gathered all of his documents and began to fill out the return. He gave items to Goodwill, but wasn't certain how to claim the items. He researched his question online, at several tax sites. He found the answer and then finished his tax return. |
Kelly wanted to give her house a makeover. She decided to paint the bedroom. She moved the furniture away from the walls. Then she painted the walls very carefully. The new color was great! |
Josh promised himself he would start a business after college. He needed money right after college so he got a job instead. Ten years later he was still working at a job and was miserable. Josh finally got frustrated and quit his job. With his savings he started a successful ice cream shop. |
Heather heard a knock on the door. She was not expecting anyone so she ignored it. The person knocked again. She got dressed and hurried downstairs. When she opened the door, there was a bouquet of roses on her step. |
Lucy was fascinated by old abandoned buildings. The house across the street from her had an abandoned carriage house. She was very curious and decided to go check it out. Unfortunately, the floor gave out underneath her and she was injured. Lucy is still interested in old buildings, but now she is more careful. |
The family was visiting San Francisco. They wanted to take a ride on the trolley. They sat down and watched as the city went by. It was a beautiful way to explore the new place. At the end of the route, they hopped off and waved to the conductor. |
Susie saw auditions for a movie. She thought she would give it a go. So she went inside to get herself seen. When they posted the results she got the part. Susie was thrilled. |
Tommy was being a bad kid. He was tossing food around. His mom got angry. She gave him time out. She let him back in after a hour. |
Donna went shopping at the store. She rolled the shopping cart to her car. She let go of the cart to open her door. The cart started to roll away. Donna caught the cart before it hit any other cars. |
Dan did not mind thunder, but hated lightening. However, Dan's town was in the middle of a lightning storm. Dan did not like to see the non stop flashes of lightening in the sky. In addition, Dan did not like the crackling noises the wires would mak. Dan could not wait for the lightening storm to be over. |
My fiance and I got a new puppy last month, a Beagle we named Bayley. I named her after our favorite wrestler, but she has been very bad. We later found out Beagles are very stubborn and hard to train. Bayley is still very rambunctious and pees everywhere! It's a lot of hard work, but we love her a lot and will keep trying. |
Mary is a writer. She self publishes her books on Amazon. She sells a lot of ebooks. She makes a lot of money. She invests her money on writing classes. |
Tyson's cat had gone missing. Him and his friends were putting posters up everywhere. Tyson was working on one street when he heard a familiar meow. He looked down an alley and saw his precious cat. Carefully, he retrieved his cat from the wild. |
When Joe sold his car, he had to make a flyer. He lied about some of the stats on the car. When he looked at it, he felt guilty. Joe couldn't allow himself to post the flyer. He tore it up and started over honestly. |
Brock didn't know what to buy his father for Father's Day. He knew his father liked to read, but didn't know what books he liked. His books just sat on his bookshelf, though some were in and out. Brock realized that some books were missing more often than others. He concluded that his daddy's favorite books were science books. |
Tom was interviewing for a new job. Everything went well for him. He answered most questions confidently. Tom was offered the job that same day. He gladly took it. |
The Johnsons always enjoyed their trips to the beach. Sandy Johnson loved to walk on the beach with her husband. The children built many sandcastles and one year a contest was held. Many castles were built by many children, but the Johnsons won. A photo of the castle of taken and printed in a famous magazine. |
Tom was running in a marathon. He tripped near the end. Tom tried to finish the race. Unfortunately he had destroyed his ligaments. Tom was unable to finish. |
After last year's bad basketball season I was upset. I made sure that I would invest in some real shoes. Even though I was on a $200 budget. I was still unable to find comfort and style. So I had to settle for some Jumpmans to win. |
Chloe's son always ate the ears of the chocolate bunny. He would leave the rest. For Easter, Chloe made a mold of a bunny. Its ears were three times the length of its body. She made a special almost-all-ears chocolate bunny for her son. |
I heard the sound of the cat door open and close. I saw something out of the corner of my eye scurry past me. A small rat was running down the hall with the cat behind it. I screamed loudly which prompted my husband to come running. After a few minutes he disposed of the now dead rat. |
Yesterday Martha woke up and was excited to go to the beach. She was so excited when she packed her things to go. She packed so quickly she forgot to pack the sunscreen! When she arrived at the beach, she realized it was missing. Luckily, her friend brought some so she was able to use theirs! |
My mother went into the basement today. She was surprised to see a frog. We searched everywhere for a way the frog could have gotten there. However, we did not find anything like that. We still do not know how the frog ended up in our basement. |
My parents decided to purchase a brand new house. At first I was excited about it. The house seem great and everything work. However, there was a serious problem with the neighborhood. There wasn't anyone my age in my neighborhood so I was bored a lot. |
For her twenty-first birthday Laurie went sky diving. She couldn't wait to share the experience with her friends. She invited all five of her friends along for the next trip. Everything almost went as planned on the skydiving trip. Laurie parachute failed to open but luckily her instructed saved her. |
Travis wanted to be an actor. He loved watching movies. He realized he needed to enroll in acting classes. He ended up enrolling in a Los Angeles area acting class. Travis started getting film roles after graduating. |
Mary and her family were flying home from vacation in a small plane. It was dark out when the plane flew directly into thunder and wind. The passengers had to hold on tight through the rough movements. Mary thought for sure that the plane was going to crash. When the plane landed safely everyone clapped and cheered happily. |
Mara was nominated for the ice bucket challenge. She had her mom record a video of her. Then she went outside and filled a bucket of icewater. She steeled herself and dumped the bucket over her head. Then Mara showed everyone the video of her completing the challenge! |
Tracey bought three balls of yarn. She went home and began to knit. She knitted for three hours until she had made a little sweater. She put the yarn away. She went to bed. |
I went to the store to buy new clips for my necklace. I found an assortment of colors and styles. The lady who worked there told me which ones she liked best. I smiled, knowing she was showing preference for expensive items. I walked away having bought something economical and pretty. |
William woke up feeling ill. He went into the bathroom to look in the mirror. His face was pale. He asked his mother to take him to the doctor. The doctor gave him medicine to get better. |
It was Tina's graduation. She was graduating from high school. She was nervous she would trip. And in fact she did. Tina made a gaffe in front of everyone. |
Liz does not typically cook for her boyfriend, Chris. On Chris' birthday, she decided to surprise him with an omelette. As Chris took his first bite, he immediately gagged. Liz apparently used ingredients that had gone bad. Chris never allowed Liz to cook for him again. |
My wife is retiring this week. One of her coworkers is in the field. She does see him often. Last week he came into the office. She had a photo taken of them together as a remembrance. |
Tara was from a country on the equator. She had never felt a temperature of less than 70 degrees. She had her first trip outside of the country. She went to Canada. You can bet the first thing she did there was buy a sweater. |
Dan is working at Dairy Queen when a blind man comes in. When the blind man pays he drops a twenty dollar bill. Another customer picks it up and puts it in her pocket. Dan tells her to give the money back. The blind man thanks Dan for standing up for him. |
I turned left down the street to my house. In the middle of the road was a puppy. The puppy looked injured. I picked him up and saw that his leg was broken. I took the puppy to the vet so they could help him. |
Robert was fishing by the lake. He fell asleep on the shore. A fish bit on his line. The fish pulled the rod into the water. When Robert woke up, he began looking for the rod and reel. |
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