He was aware there were numerous wonders of this world including the unexplained creations of

humankind that showed the wonder of our ingenuity. There are huge heads on Easter Island. There
are the Egyptian pyramids. There’s Stonehenge. But he now stood in front of a newly discovered
monument that simply didn't make any sense and he wondered how he was ever going to be able to
explain it.

1. The desert wind blew the tumbleweed in front of the car. Alex swerved to avoid the
tumbleweed, but he turned the wheel a bit too strong and the car left the road and skidded
onto the dirt median. He instantly slammed on the brakes and the car stopped in a cloud of
dirt. When the dust cloud had settled and he could see around him again, he realized that
he'd somehow crossed over into an entirely new dimension.

2. How had she been so wrong? All her instincts and intuition completely failed her for the first
time in her life. She had so heavily relied on both when making decisions up until this
moment and she felt a seismic shift take place in her self-confidence. If she could be so
completely wrong about something so simple as this, how could she make decisions about
really important things taking place in her life? She wasn't sure what she should do next.

3. He knew what he was supposed to do. That had been apparent from the beginning. That was
what made the choice so difficult. What he was supposed to do and what he would do were
not the same. This would have been fine if he were willing to face the inevitable
consequences, but he wasn't.

4. I inadvertently went to See's Candy last week (I was in the mall looking for phone repair),
and as it turns out, See's Candy now charges a dollar -- a full dollar -- for even the simplest
of their wee confection offerings. I bought two chocolate lollipops and two chocolate-
caramel-almond things. The total cost was four-something. I mean, the candies were tasty
and all, but let's be real: A Snickers bar is fifty cents. After this dollar-per-candy revelation, I
may not find myself wandering dreamily back into a See's Candy any time soon.

5. They argue. While the argument seems to be different the truth is it's always the same. Yes,
the topic may be different or the circumstances, but when all said and done, it all came back
to the same thing. They both knew it, but neither has the courage or strength to address the
underlying issue. So they continue to argue.

6. The song came from the bathroom belting over the sound of the shower's running water. It
was the same way each day began since he could remember. It listened intently and
concluded that the singing today was as terrible as it had ever been.

7. Don't be scared. The things out there that are unknown aren't scary in themselves. They are
just unknown at the moment. Take the time to know them before you list them as scary.
Then the world will be a much less scary place for you.
8. The piano sat silently in the corner of the room. Nobody could remember the last time it had
been played. The little girl walked up to it and hit a few of the keys. The sound of the piano
rang throughout the house for the first time in years. In the upstairs room, confined to her
bed, the owner of the house had tears in her eyes.

9. He lifted the bottle to his lips and took a sip of the drink. He had tasted this before, but he
couldn't quite remember the time and place it had happened. He desperately searched his
mind trying to locate and remember where he had tasted this when the bicycle ran over his
foot.

10.This is important to remember. Love isn't like pie. You don't need to divide it among all your
friends and loved ones. No matter how much love you give, you can always give more. It
doesn't run out, so don't try to hold back giving it as if it may one day run out. Give it freely
and as much as you want.

11.It all started with a random letter. Several of those were joined forces to create a random
word. The words decided to get together and form a random sentence. They decided not to
stop there and it wasn't long before a random paragraph had been cobbled together. The
question was whether or not they could continue the momentum long enough to create a
random short story.

12.The trail to the left had a "Danger! Do Not Pass" sign telling people to take the trail to the
right. This wasn't the way Zeke approached his hiking. Rather than a warning, Zeke read the
sign as an invitation to explore an area that would be adventurous and exciting. As the others
in the group all shited to the right, Zeke slipped past the danger sign to begin an adventure
he would later regret.

13."Explain to me again why I shouldn't cheat?" he asked. "All the others do and nobody ever
gets punished for doing so. I should go about being happy losing to cheaters because I know
that I don't? That's what you're telling me?"

14.Many people say that life isn't like a bed of roses. I beg to differ. I think that life is quite like
a bed of roses. Just like life, a bed of roses looks pretty on the outside, but when you're in it,
you find that it is nothing but thorns and pain. I myself have been pricked quite badly.

15.It was going to rain. The weather forecast didn't say that, but the steel plate in his hip did.
He had learned over the years to trust his hip over the weatherman. It was going to rain, so
he better get outside and prepare.

16.The young man wanted a role model. He looked long and hard in his youth, but that role
model never materialized. His only choice was to embrace all the people in his life he didn't
want to be like.
17.Sitting in the sun, away from everyone who had done him harm in the past, he quietly
listened to those who roamed by. He felt at peace in the moment, hoping it would last, but
knowing the reprieve would soon come to an end. He closed his eyes, the sun beating down
on face and he smiled. He smiled for the first time in as long as he could remember.

18.She wanted rainbow hair. That's what she told the hairdresser. It should be deep rainbow
colors, too. She wasn't interested in pastel rainbow hair. She wanted it deep and vibrant so
there was no doubt that she had done this on purpose.

19."Do Not Enter." The sign made it clear that they didn't want anyone around. That wasn't
going to stop Jack. Jack always lived with the notion that signs were mere suggestions, not
actually absolute rules. That's why the moment Jack looked at the "Do Not Enter" sign, he
walked past it and onto their property.

20.They decided to find the end of the rainbow. While they hoped they would find a pot of
gold, neither of them truly believed that the mythical pot would actually be there. Nor did
they believe they could actually find the end of the rainbow. Still, it seemed like a fun
activity for the day, and pictures of them chasing rainbows would look great on their
Instagram accounts. They would have never believed they would actually find the end of a
rainbow, and when they did, what they actually found there.

21.I'm going to hire professional help tomorrow. I can't handle this anymore. She fell over the
coffee table and now there is blood in her catheter. This is much more than I ever signed up
to do.

22.It was hidden under the log beside the stream. It had been there for as long as Jerry had been
alive. He wasn't sure if anyone besides him and his friends knew of its existence. He knew
that anyone could potentially find it, but it was well enough hidden that it seemed unlikely to
happen. The fact that it had been there for more than 30 years attested to this. So it was quite
a surprise when he found the item was missing.