Heather O'Neill has chosen our third Stranger Than Fiction challenge winner (theme: dating disasters). She reveals her choice and offers some parting words below. The entries for the Worst Date Ever really made me laugh. One was about a boy...
We broke up in the wasteland of a giant multiplex, buffeted by the noise from the arcade. All our dates were doomed, it didn't matter where --movies, parks, museums. "I have this new job, I won't have time anymore," I...
A friend once told me that she had to make a decision to stop shoplifting, because otherwise she would have shoplifted forever. It had never occurred to me that this was something you'd want to promise yourself: No more shoplifting....
Thanks to everyone who submitted to our Stranger Than Fiction challenges. Our challenges are now closed, but you can still read some of your submissions here.