Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.
Orson Scott

Comment preview: "I keep a photograph in my wallet of my father's corpse. it's him, all skinny in the hospital bed while I kiss him on the forehead... and my father used to be nothing but a fat nice guy, and he always smiled and was nice, and fat, and he made blueberry pan ....


Comment preview: And she pretends to be her, and then you two get married and on her death bed she tells you that she wasn't the girl from chatroulette, and then when you're pondering the end of your miserable existence alone in a nursing home, an old woman named Mackenzie ....


Comment preview: It will be wonderful. The kitten and puppy tumble and train together. As they grow they come closer to each other. The bed that they once fit in so comfortably becomes worn and well loved. The dog, now full grown, smothers the small bed, cat stretched acr ....


Comment preview: Your family is in jeopardy, you are immersed in your own concerns. Back off of work and focus on the other important roles in life that you signed up for, such as motherhood. You have a great opportunity here. You can sit down your husband and tell him you ....


Comment preview: Ok: this lady I will call MJ because it fits. This story breaks my heart to this day. MJ is 102 about to turn 103. She was one of the FUNNIEST people I had met. The classic MJ's are We asked her what kind of birthday cake she wanted as it was in a week. Sh ....


Comment preview: OP is on his death bed in his final hours after fighting for so long. As he is remembering his greatest memories and accomplishments. His only regret is that Half Life 3 never came out during his lifetime. OP turns on the T.V to watch E3 one last time befo ....


Comment preview: It strikes me that ass_munch_reborn has a very *American* sense of success. It doesn't resonate with me, as a 30 year old Brit. I'd take happiness over money, I value my free time **far** more than money. Hell, my time is the most valuable thing I can p ....


Comment preview: You did not bro. Don't think that you did. Generally, death bed requests aren't too happy to begin with, so this thread isn't supposed to be jolly. Secondly, as sad as his death was, it is amazing to know that people like him exist. That someone would lay ....


Comment preview: "I grant wishes." It was a simple statement but the gravity of it was lost on me. I stared at the slightly blue tinged bald man in front of me. His eyes had a look of jovial delight, his smile was knowing. It felt like I was a fly that had wandered into th ....


Comment preview: Oh holy moly, I just realized I could take this a step further. Harry & Lloyd are two dying old men, side by side on their death beds as they were in life, and the entire movie happens in their heads as they make up a fun adventure to go on. Harry, at ....


Comment preview: Reminds me of another similar joke, which is much longer than one line: A sadist and masochist once married. They did not know what the other person was and like every happy married life, they did not talk about each other's feelings. The sadist hit the m ....


Comment preview: Hospice Nurse- I spent an unhealthy amount of time pondering death my first year of hospice nursing. After many years I do accept this fact. We all have to....none of us is getting out of this life alive. What I have learned & how it has changed me: 1. ....


Comment preview: My grandfather was in a coma for about two weeks on his death bed, and it took me about a week into it for me to go see him. I didn't want to remember him that way, because he was my favorite person. My grandma called to tell me that I had better come see ....


Comment preview: My grand father looked up at me in his death bed and said this: "July 21st 2016, don't do it." Then he didn't say a thing for about 2 hours, then died. **EDIT:** you guys are treating this like that whole safe thing, sense I'm here, better tell you guys ho ....


Comment preview: I like a lot of the characters from Stardust Crusaders, but Kakyoin takes the cake. He isn't the strongest crusader, and he knows that. He actively uses his brains to win fights. [non specific spoilers for some of the fights in season 1 and 2](/s "Numerous ....


Comment preview: Jan and Jill have been in a relationship together for 20 years. They purchased a house together. They had a child together (using a sperm donor to impregnate Jill). They have a joint bank account. They have made marriage vows, though not recognized by the ....


Comment preview: There was this lady (we'll call her Annie) that was a friend of my mom's and I lived with her for a few months after college. I worked 2nd shift, so I was up late watching TV after everyone else was in bed. Annie comes walking into the living room, half as ....


Comment preview: There are plenty of stories of magic stopping aging though. Serenei of lys, valyrian sorcerers, possibly bloodraven. Considering mellys predilections, magic would seem the more likely conclusion for looking young. Reading through your post though I arrived ....


Comment preview: Murse here, seen people die of old age, heard their death rattle aka Cheyenne stokes breathes. Also have seen people die of cardiac infractions and pulmonary embolisms. Sometimes it's easier to die than to live a life where your a quadriplegic, I mean one ....


Comment preview: My father was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach, lung, and pancreatic cancer on March 30th 2011, he died on April 25th 2011. On his death bed in hospice care, when asked if he was enjoying his pop sickle, the only thing he was allowed to eat, he said "Yea... ....


Comment preview: He pretended he was dying. Twice. The second time, I messaged his friend on FB, got his number and gave him a call. My ex was at his best friend's house watching a movie. Meanwhile, he was texting me from "the hospital bed" saying how I caused him to be on ....


Comment preview: I used to smoke a bunch in High School, but somewhere I started having hardcore anxiety attacks. Suddenly, my mind can *not* be stopped when I'm high, and every thought is despairing as all hell. When I'm high, everything anyone says will make me hate them ....


Comment preview: The Saudi "morality" police do a lot more then just go after scantily clad women. I watched a "Locked Up Abroad" about Saudi Arabia and I really couldn't believe how strict it is. Men and Women not related can barely even walk down the street together let ....


Comment preview: My first instinct is to say yes, definitely. But I want to do some math first and think about it... [A garden snail has a top speed of 50 yards per hour.](http://www.snail-world.com/snail-facts/) There are 1,760 yards in a mile, so the fastest snail ever ....


Comment preview: My grandmother left me her diamond engagement ring and a diamond necklace my grandfather gave to her as a wedding gift at some point. Well my aunt went ape shit over it and told my mom immediately after the funeral I was absolutely not getting both. My gra ....