I had just received an email that morning from one of my closest friends. He would be unavailable to chat with me in the evening like we usually do, as he was sick with awful head and body aches and was going straight to bed for the rest of the day. I was disappointed – I looked forward to our talks more than anything. I spend a great deal of time alone and...
"So, Lydia's just like you?" Gerald cocked his head to the side. "Yeah. Apparently, all of those times I poured myself into her; some of it stuck and grew. Now she's... mostly like me." "Bizarre. Have any of the other people you've helped shown this kind of side?" "No. But none have I done so much for as Lydia." "Does that make her a goddess, too?" "No...
(Three short short stories in the vein of Edgar Allan Poe to pay tribute to that master of literary horror stories on the 7 October anniversary of his death in 1849) The Rächer For the horrific tale I am about to narrate, I neither expect nor solicit sympathy or expiation, but compelled to tell it I am, as it is with me every waking moment. Would that I co...
Connor really didn't want to get up. He was so comfortable snuggled up, a warm body pressed against him, the scent of lavender tantalized his nose and he buried it deeper into her hair. Connor's eyes jerked open. Girl. There was a girl in his bed. Wait. Apparently not his bed. The night before came back to him, and he relaxed, pulling Kat closer to him. Th...
Truth be told, I've been feeling a bit under the weather of late. Despite idle speculation that it's Coronavirus, my symptoms are mild enough that they wouldn't warrant testing anyway, so I mostly just stay home, occasionally feeling a bit feverish, but despite often elevated temperatures, they rarely venture even into the low-grade fever range—if my not-ver...
"Leslie Rogers, we're not debating this. You are going home. Now." She was insistent and assertive as she walked towards my desk. In the years I've known her, she's only called me Leslie a few times, and never first and last name before. I felt like a child being scolded. "I'm fine, Donna. Really. I've only got a little longer to wrap up the Jones audit. I...
You press your body into me as I wrap my strong arms around you. You feel safe, content to simply be held. You look into my twinkling blue eyes as I smile down at you. I hold you close. You start to lose yourself in the shifting colors of my eyes before my deep voice snaps you back to reality. "The excitement and frustration is past, Moira, but it doesn't m...
She stood in front of the window, staring out into the darkness, her arms around her abdomen. Her gaze wasn't directed anywhere in particular, just looking. She watched the traffic from her third floor apartment, perfectly naked. Her mind wandered, never settling on anything specific, just thinking. He woke up in her bed, naked and alone. He sat up and rubb...
Baby I wish you had been here. It was steaming hot, the first truly hot day of the summer and I was alone in a hotel room with a noisy air conditioner and an itch I just couldn't scratch myself. I had packed quickly for this trip and forgot to include my bag of toys. Alone no toys and as horny as I have ever been. This was the predicament I found myself in....
When Mistress Fran's slaves had laid out a variety of instruments she and Sir Dan motioned for them to come to her. Then the slaves helped them put on hospital scrubs and latex gloves. Then they began to talk. As Fran picked up the lubricant she said, "Dr. Dan what do you think we should do with this patient?" "Well, Dr. Fran I think first we should take he...