Inspired by an Ambrose Bierce story. * "Would you like another beer, Mr. Roberts?" the stewardess asked him in her British accent, as he had just nodded off for one last nap after the abrupt turbulence subsided. The stewardess, with the name tag Crystal, put her hand on his shoulder and startled him awake. During the entire flight they had been flirting w...
I've always been a sucker for Scandinavia. It's such a weird mix of primitive and modern, what with bears in the streets and Nobel Prize and all that. It fascinates me. So, when my company opened a new office in Sweden, I was eager to get transferred there. It was every bit as exotic as I had imagined it. OK, so there were no bears or moose walking around...
CHAPTER TWO Tali turned heads as they walked down the street, flipping her voluminous hair over her shoulders and shooting sultry looks at passerby. Lacuna walked behind her and a little to the left, knowing that Tali could take care of herself, and getting stabbed by her spikes usually deterred any street harassment. Nasah had stayed behind, seeming excite...
"We'll go into the rubble and shoot-a the bastards." The band of the brotherhood of the Camorra emerged from their hiding places. Tough, hardened, burly Neapolitans, dressed in black with roughly tailored jackets and bowler hats, the distinctive tattoos of their brethren on their knuckles. "Really, there's no need. Leave them to fight it out amongst the...
Melissa looked around, ticking items off a mental checklist. Laundry, done, dishes done, vacuuming and general cleaning done, everything done except shopping and that could wait. Time for some coffee. She went to plug in the electric kettle. Three months married, Melissa was happy with the world. Being married was fun, in Melissa’s opinion. She was out fr...
Holding my head up...watching him as he turns his back to me...the tingling seeming to fade away...not sure if I can even feel it anymore. Wriggling, trying to twist, pulling at my arms...if only could get even one free. "AAAAHHHHH!" my ass is on fire...my body twitching, eyes flying wide....it seems to last forever...and when it is gone...my muscles lose a...
Nikki couldn't believe she was, once again, being stood up. Whoever said online dating was the way to go was a God damn idiot. How many times was she going to endure this lashing to her ego? As she sipped on glass of wine, Nikki slowly looked around the stonewall basement winery. She sat alone while watching couples look lovingly into each other's eyes. Da...
Alone In Space 2: Evil Machines Author's Note: If there hadn't been positive (and amused (and amusing)) comments left after the publication of the first of these stories, there never would have been a second. "Alone In Space, Or: In Space Nobody Can Hear You Moan" was never meant to be more than a vignette, a single solitary tale standing all on its own an...
The next morning we had breakfast with Grandpa. Just as we were almost finished, I asked him, "So what are the plans for today? I was figuring on working on the two new wagons to get them ready to use for my next rounds of all the nearby towns. Staying in hotels and eating in restaurants is getting too expensive." Grandpa became grim as he spoke, "I thought...
My wife, Julia, and I have been married for three years. Lately she mentioned me more and more that I look at hot girls on the street and she became furious when she's heard rumors about me and a single colleague of mine. I always replied with that my eyes did not take a vow of loyalty, but it only made her angrier. One time she came up with this: – My frie...