10/31/2024
Christmas. At least that’s my excuse. Party season, networking season. A client’s PR company threw a big thrash in some cool Covent Garden bar. “Cool” was funny, because cool was the *last* word you’d choose to describe that crowded, clattering cavern. The place was steaming. Full of laughter; of smoke; glasses clashing. The noisy babble of reckless, drunken people.Now …
10/31/2024
A dozen candles gave a warm, soft light to her bedroom. A gentle breeze blew in through the open window, billowing the sheer curtains and making the flames flicker. Naked, she stood in front of the window and drew the curtains open wide. She leaned against the windowsill, relishing the feel of the cool night air caressing her naked flesh. …
10/31/2024
In the dark, the cold sucked the warmth from Glen as he lay on the ground near the edge of the woods. The ground had begun to give up its heat at the end of September as nights cooled down. By the end of October, the ground was cold. Lying upon it, the ground felt like ice. The night air …
10/31/2024
The last time that Ken wore a suit and tie was at _Le Buse Et Crachat_ and tugged at his tie uncomfortably as he entered the hall in a local firehouse where _DiSH_ were holding their New Year’s Eve party. Things were going well between him and Brenda. Though they didn’t come as a couple tonight, they had planned to …
10/31/2024
I love the beach. More importantly, I love *this* beach. No kids allowed. Peace and quiet. Glory Hallelujah. I know what you’re thinking … how can you go to the beach and not have kids screaming and running around making life miserable? Turns out … it’s actually quite easy. You book your annual vacation on […]
10/31/2024
The alarm klaxon shrilled through the laboratory as Wonder Woman sought out the intruder. She couldn’t understand why the lab seemed so empty. Dr. Roger Thornton was one of the Defense Department’s greatest scientists. Dozens of guards should have reached the lab before she arrived. Yet the lab was deserted. Ahead, she could hear muffled […]
10/31/2024
Forget what people told you about identical twins. The Palmer sisters are nothing like that. They may look the same–petite blonde, pale blue eyes, and a sweet, angelic face–but only one of them is truly an angel, the other is a real bitch. Katie, who is the elder sister (by some fifteen minutes), works as […]
10/31/2024
Leslie had always been drawn to mature women, and when she saw Friderika at the art gallery, she knew she had to meet her. Friderika was a voluptuous woman in her late thirties with a cascade of fiery red hair that fell down her back. Her eyes were a rich emerald green, and she carried […]
10/28/2024
She sips her tepid coffee and reads the newspaper, trying to decide what to do after the bills are paid and some sort of dinner is prepared. The house echoes heavily with memories of past birthdays, some bright, some dark, all sharing the presence of other people. Making a face, she takes a marking pen […]
10/28/2024
I haven’t seen Tamara for nearly an hour, but then, I haven’t been looking for her. Her boyfriend — or, more precisely, the man whom she has been with lately, and who she wishes would be her boyfriend — has left the party early, and alone. I noticed she didn’t leave with him. I think […]