Thanks to LaRacasse for suggesting a story set in India, and homage to E. M. Forster, creator of a masterpiece. I have tried to capture the language and attitudes of the time (roughly 1925), even as I exaggerated them in this parody; that which is offensive today was common speech then, and vice versa. So if racism and other political incorrectnesses offend...
There are things one does in life that can't make you feel like a bastard. Things that you either did or could have prevented that could have made someone's life better. Sometimes, it's both... I considered my college life to be quite good. As a student, I had little trouble gaining good grades. And as a student, I had plenty of chances to party and go com...
The following Saturday morning Sheila told me that she wanted to go shopping to get some new clothes, as she was in danger of having to start wearing outfits on her dates which she'd worn on a previous one. "You don't have to come with me, if you don't want to my love." She told me. "I want to come with you my love. I've hardly seen you all week." "And wo...
Just a few more swipes of paint on this closet door and I'll be done painting this apartment. Then I'll clean up all the painting crap and get everything out of here, do some more cleaning and polishing, and this apartment is finally ready for rental. It had been just another apartment to prepare ...just another tenant moving in soon. There have been so ma...
Lunch break without lunch was just a temporary, but ultimately unfulfilling, respite from another slog at the office. I hung my head over my mistake so much that my peers were quick to notice. "Neil, we were gonna go out and get some subs. You wanna get some too?" Daniel was a co-worker, tall, lanky and clearly enjoying working at a DMV. Nobody got more exc...
The next few days followed without much excitement. I know it sounds odd, but life at the manor had fallen into a rather dull routine. Classes had begun by this time so after my morning grooming sessions I had a quick breakfast then a heavy class schedule. Aidan was still cold and standoffish with me, and had even gone so far as to refuse when Master offered...
7. Just as Marla pulled into a parking spot at the mall her phone began to ring with Sandy's ring tone. "Hi, baby," she said. "Your timing is perfect, I just arrived." "Great. A slight change in plans, meet me at the Victoria's Secret store first." "God, you are naughty. But I have enough sexy underwear at home, baby." "I know you do. I also know you're...
8th December 1980, a day that will remain etched in my brain for all of eternity. That was the day my one true love, my Idol, and my Hero. Died. He was shot outside the Dakota, in Manhattan, as I gazed down from the window and waved him bye, he stopped to sign an autograph from a bystander who shot him dead. The image will remain with me, for as long as I...
Slamming the gear into neutral and cranking the emergency break, she jumped out of the driver seat and beckoned me to follow. Anxious to see how far she was willing to go, I rushed out of the car and ran after her, following her fleeting footsteps into a tucked away hotel room. Once inside we lost all composure as I thrust her onto the bed and began to r...
Chapter Ten: Catching Our Breath Gretchen Everyone was subdued when we closed the suite door behind us. I took charge and went straight to the bar. The clock said it was almost four PM and that meant the sun was over the yardarm. "Drinks are on the house, people," I said, "name your poison." Once everyone was served, I took a seat beside Trish. "I'm not...