"Dan, I want to fuck myself to death." "Well, every man wants to do that," Bill's lawyer laughed. "Seriously, what can I do for you today, Bill?" "I am serious, Dan. I'm dying. The doctor says I have a year. The way I feel some days, I think he's being generous." "What is it? Cancer?" "Thirty years of smoking. It caught up to me. I'm only 45 years old an...
Witches and wizards never die. They are here now and are here to stay. ...And so isn't Satan. Founded in 1623 with a population of about 41,000, as taken by the 2010 census, Salem, Massachusetts is a city in Essex County of about eighteen square miles. Nearly all the homes are more than one hundred years old and there are many houses that are more than two...
Brad didn't say a word when he saw her. First, he just stared. Then, a euphoric grin slowly spread across his face. "Wow!" he finally said again, though this time much more slowly. Leslie looked up at him, smiling brightly, and with a giggle, said, "How do you like your tip?" "Best tip ever!" he said. "Wow!" That broke the ice a bit, and we chatted for a...
“I see that we have new members,” Jane Johnson whispered into her husband’s ear, as they sat sipping their gin and tonic. All the ladies had helped clean up after the pot luck dinner, and now, as they did every month everyone would have drinks. Then there would be a couple hours of socializing, and dancing. “I think she is a doll, but it looks like it may b...
"You really thought you could get away from me didn't you?" His hot breath tickled my ear lobe. Sweat dripped down my face. My eyes slowly started to tear up. I heard him draw in a deep breath through his nose. I swear he could smell my fear. His grip tightened around me. Ice crept through my veins. "N-no." I whispered. His arm wrapped around my throat, m...
"Let's go." It was all he'd said as he took her hand, grabbed her purse and took her out the door. They both climbed into the car, the grin on his face made her wonder what in the world he was up to this time. He'd had this weird habit lately of surprising her with car trips that took them to odd destinations. It was all cloak and dagger until they'd arriv...
Candice walked down the aisles of the Hospital in her sensible shoes. She said "Good night" to her co-workers, nodded at her supervisors and went to the punch clock and clocked out for the evening. On the elevator down to the Parking Garage, she made some perfunctory small-talk with a few people, bid them good night and walked over to her car. She got in t...
My friend Roz is an evil bitch. I say 'friend' but she's not really. I mean, everyone knows Roz -- or knows about her. She's attractive, smart, witty and -- quirky? Weird? In our teens she always had strange and different ideas. If everyone else was doing it, Roz wasn't interested. It had to be new, exciting, bizarre. I'd lost touch with her while I was away...
She found herself in a tub of warm soapy water, it smelled of lavender, and something she could not figure it out. “Hello my dear.” the man said. She looked up to find three men standing there. She was not afraid. She felt herself standing up as one man held out his hand to her. Taking his hand, he lead her into the bedroom, which had no bed or anything e...
I was nervously waiting for You to come home. You had called earlier and said that we would be going out to dinner tonight. You were specific in what you wanted me to wear. You wanted me in the short black dress that was modest yet sexy. But I had not had a chance to pick it up from the dry cleaners. So I had to wear the other black dress. It was a bit more...