(Author's Note: This story takes place at two different times in the characters' lives. Each time shift is clearly marked, but I wanted to warn of the strange structure from the outset. I hope the tale isn't confusing. Well, in any case, enjoy!) ***** -Present- Gwen leaned against the table with a fabrication of patience; her hands folded together, her po...
In Which Innocence returns to the pleasures of Eve and Dawn, Eve is enjoyed in the pleasant environs of a garden and Innocence is exposed to greater fame than before. Eve gradually recovered from her experience with Innocence and indeed even initiated a correspondence with her deflowerer. She had been right, it seemed to her, to insist on having her maidenh...
When Stacy had moved into her apartment in the city the first thing she noticed about the building was its strange design, it was made up of two huge towers that were separated by an entrance lobby, some conference rooms and a garden. From the side of the tower where her apartment was she was stuck with the wonderful view of the other tower but she could loo...
On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Hiro Hamada took a cab back to the Lucky Cat Cafe, sleeping in his old bed once again, eating hot wings once again, letting Aunt Cass fuss over him just like old times. The past four years had netted him a doctorate—the first of three, he planned—and an additional foot in height, but otherwise, not much had changed. S...
It was cool in the garden in the evening. A gentle breeze shifted the tops of the flowers toward the setting sun. The colors of the flowers were at their peak and the last of the butterflies were busy collecting their nectar. In the center of the garden was a small clearing that was surrounded by four long stone benches. Behind the stone benches stood ro...
Of course, it was something that would happen: it was inevitable she would meet her new neighbour. They lived next door to each other, after all, admittedly in a part of suburbia where the houses were large and the gardens generous. They were not cheek by jowl. Perhaps he had knocked on her door when first moving in: only she had been out. Really, she should...
Magic exists in all sorts of forms and creatures hidden throughout our world. These are the stories of those who find it. A spell book that actually works? Fairies in the garden? A strange shimmer in the mirror? The possibilities are endless.What's next? The Housewife in the Garden Loose in the Library Night Falls on a Midwestern Town What's next? The Ho...
"When young I was not as others,I loved the mountains, hills and misted rivers. But Oh I was dazzled by visions of powerAnd've only returned in this, my final hour." - Tao Yuan-ming, 365-427 Perfect stillness cloaks the garden. Snow lies white and deep. Snow clings to the rocks on the little island in the pond, snow clings to the railing of the arching foo...
My wife and I met at university we had studied art and head the good fortune to be placed in the same group. I was instantly drawn to her, she has the most magnetic smile and eyes which seem to light up when she speaks, the way she pronounces words makes me want to keep her talking, she seems to pronounce every single letter in each word but somehow it sound...
Sexplorations - Episode 4 - The Vacation Part 2 Rita I was looking forward to having Susan and John visit. Susan and I had talked about it on the phone a couple of days ago. She told me about wanting to give John a big welcome home for the start of his vacation. I suggested a recipe that was one of my favorites. "I'm sure you have already got something pl...