In 1859, thirteen year old Victoria's father, Ambrose Whitfield, had the foresight to accurately predict the worst event to ever come to the United States, the Civil War. His 3,000 acre plantation, The Mist, as it had been named by Ambrose's grandmother. Set on the eastern bank of the great river near Port Hudson Mississippi. He owned 120 slaves and farmed 1...
“Where’d the time go?”, he wondered walking in his backyard drinking his morning coffee. “How many days and weeks amounting to months did I wish winter away? Now it’s gone, the daffodils are in bloom and I’m still right here, where it all began and I haven’t even ordered the new rods yet. Am I wasting my life away? I wish she were still here. Things be diffe...
originally published in BloodMoon January 2002 issue “You look lost.” Her head snaps around, away from the seething cul-de-sac down the street. Lank blonde hair that might be pretty--if washed and combed--slithers across her wind chapped face. Dark blue eyes widen as if with faint recognition. He’s not surprised. He’s been watching as she’s wandered th...
I was visiting some friends from school one beautiful sunny California afternoon and noticed Brian's sister had a really cute friend with her. I found out her name was Erin and she was upset because her boyfriend decided to go snow skiing with his friends instead of spending Valentine's Day with her. Later in the day I was getting ready to head home and as...
Everyone at work had subtly, and not so subtly, pitied her when they learned she was vacationing alone. Monica-the-witch had kindly mentioned that Nadine was probably lucky to not be encumbered with a man. She'd meant, of course, that Nadine never had boyfriends. Nadine had simply smiled an answering smile as false as Monica's own, and withheld comment, a re...
Previously on "Come As You Are" - Four lifelong friends reunite for their ten-year high school reunion -- professional chef Brenda Lattimore, celebrity video game streamer Sadie Green (nee Bedford), recently engaged ski instructor Michelle Min, and local business owner Collette Hansen. Over drinks and dinner the night before the reunion, the girls discover t...
As Christine ushered Mindy and Jonathan into the main meeting room (which probably had been the living room), she finally mentioned all the cuts, bruises, and bandaging on Mindy. "Goodness my sweet girl, what in the world happened to you? You look like you've been through the wringer, twice." "The main pimp in the area took exception to me, my kind as he pu...
The shirt loosened around her neck in an instant. She had just popped a button to the top of her blouse. It made her feel better and much more relaxed, this small action though was about to trigger many more that she would soon regret. Ashley was a college student. She lived on the far end of town and took the bus to get everywhere. She had grown use to goi...
*written in collaboration with my Enchantedfool* ***** It had been over a week since she had teased him under the tree at the university. He had sent her a goodnight text thirty minutes after they had parted at her doorstep. She had rolled her eyes, returned his text with a short response and turned off her phone. Over the next week, Anna found herself smi...
Ever since she heard that her parents were heading to visit family in Arizona, Dixie's mind was on one thing, thinking up a new predicament bondage adventure to do while they are gone. She had been slaving away in her workshop for weeks in preparation and felt giddy with glee as she watched the family car disappear over the horizon, leaving her alone on the...