Renee finished the final review of the report and closed it with a smile. The project was finished, and the client would be pleased with their results. The production of a proprietary synthetic polymer could be improved 6 percent with some minor modifications to the formulation and production process, a solid success for the client, her firm, and her team....
Jake was a nice guy. He really was. Not in that "nice guys finish last" kinda way. Not like a Reddit troll. Just an awkward, autistic 27-year-old who was still hopelessly virginal. Even after reaching out over text and asking a female friend if she'd mind helping him with his "problem" as politely as he could...she'd refused. Ok, maybe he was a Nice Guy (™...
When I was eighteen I moved out of home into a flat of my own (with a little bit of generous assistance from my father). Living by yourself can be a little expensive and so I advertised for a flat-mate to contribute towards the rent and utility costs. After interviewing a few people I invited Mandy to live with me. Mandy (My real name is Miranda, but nobody...
As I was leaving the office before lunch I got a text from Flight Lieutenant Deepti Mishra, “Why don’t you come over to mess in the evening! We’ll have dinner together.” “The officers’ mess?” I asked. “Where else do you think I eat, Viren?” “I don’t know what to say, you tell me,” I replied. “Will pick you up at 7 pm from your place. Wear something form...
My head was hurting something terrible. I really needed a fucking advil, that was for sure. The question was whether or not I could sneak out long enough for me to reach the car, where some advil was contained in the passenger compartment. We were all supposed to be enraptured with Don's story, so my leaving might have been taken as rude and/or disinterested...
MEGAN & KASEY: ON THE JOB TRAINING (A Sequel to Megan's Summer Education) By DL Sloan A note to my readers: This chapter is shorter than most of the other chapters I write. This is for two reasons. 1) I have received complaints in the past about chapters being too long and 2) I have received complaints about the length of time between posting new...
Valentina found Misty through that most modern form of dating, the online personal advertisement. She didn't need to advertise in order to find her prey; her world was filled with people eager to give themselves to her. She advertised because she was bored. She had plenty of prey, cattle ready to be sacrificed at her hand, but that prey was dull. She wanted...
It's too early to be awake. "u up?" A text from Camilla. The clock reads 5AM. "nah" I type back. Trying to signal a sort of detachment. Her text doesn't mean anything. None of them do. "can i cum over" Huh. She really knows what I'm about. I tell her to come over as soon as possible. I don't have time to waste. Claire is coming around 11. She arrives a...
1. As the sun sets, Marta pours another glass of wine and fans herself as the spaghetti boils on her stove. It's the middle of October, and by all rights, it should be chilly outside, but Autumn has been timid as of late, letting some of Summer's heat linger like stragglers at a party. She wipes sweat from her brow and is reaching for a can of tomato sauce...
ENTRY 3 I can't explain it. Every part of my brain says it is wrong. That I would risk the very future I have laid out for myself. But my body keeps betraying me. My mind has started to betray me. At this point I am not sure whether I should continue to fight against it, to keep trying to do what I know is right. Or should I just accept it for what it is a...