I The black smoke of the factories had darkened the sky, so that even during the day the gas lights in the room had to be lit if Zandra was to read something. She sat at her desk, made of a reddish wood that sat by the window that overlooked the back alley. Her apartment was on the third floor, so on certain days when the clouds weren't quite so dark, she c...
"I don't care what you think. It isn't a crime to prefer rich men," Rachel sat back comfortably in her chair. She isn't your average femme fatale Inspector Francis thought. "It is a crime to kill them," Detective Lopinski said. The inspector was content to let John carry the ball for a while. She was pretty sure the interrogation wasn't going anywhere. "Yo...
***** A great many people have undertaken to portray Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, but in my opinion, none has done it as well as David Suchet, star of ITW productions of Poirot. It is his image that I use as my visual and those of Hugh Fraser (Captain Hastings), Pauline Moran (Miss Lemon) and Philip Jackson (Chief Inspector Japp). EN...
XLIX Foreign Shores Diane 2043 "It doesn't matter however much I enjoy making love with you," said Diane, "it still feels wrong." "Because we're both women?" wondered Lakeisha who was spread out on the sheets beside the vicar. "Because I'm in love with Doris," Diane replied. "It's not as if you're living together, is it?" said Lakeisha. "Didn't you enjo...
"We've got to get you dressed up. The inspector is coming today," Paul said. "You wouldn't believe the look my boss gave me when I asked for the day off, but don't worry. We'll make a day of it." Maddy had been with Paul for so long that she had lost track of time. Each day blended with the rest: long stretches alone and at home while Paul worked at the sup...
It'd been almost six weeks since I was purchased by David. He had shared with me what information he had gathered so far. I had met all the key players and it was just a matter of finding an in. I had resisted at first, but David aka Lieutenant Stephens, had pulled rank on me. I had to join the other prominent wives little social club. David thought it woul...
Genre: Situational Comedy The story is about three friends representing various classes of society through their profession. One friend is police inspector, one is lawyer and the other is journalist. All the three are college time friends. After getting busy with their respective professional lives, they met once in a week at a particular place and share...
It had been a long day and a very hot day as well. The heat of the day had sapped most of my energy so that when my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep almost immediately. I felt a movement in the bed and hands began to pull down my boxer shorts which was all I had been wearing. At the time, I was living with Marianne who was a nurse who worked shifts. At...
My brother and I were opening up a new restaurant. It was a bit of a gamble for us but he was a superb chef and we were both willing to work hard. Would you believe all the red tape you have to go through? It's like they don't want you to succeed. We stuck it out though and were due to open shortly. One last thing we had to do was get a health certificate f...
This story is based on real events, but with a little embellishment - I'm not going to tell you which is which! All characters in this story are at least 18 years old. Please add comments - I love feedback. ***** So here I was, blindfolded and secured to a chair, in a strangers garage, and I'd put myself here willingly, even enthusiastically. Although my...