"Grind" Every city has a place that the ladies of polite society pretend does not exist. A place they pretend their husbands and boyfriends do not go when they are out with the boys. Whether surrounded by warehouses or down by the tracks, there is always that place made up of cheap beer, faded brass, and menstrual-red velvet, where women with no shame and n...
Chapter 7 -- Kim's birthday presents Upper Danubia's daily rhythm was changing rapidly by the end of September. Farmers were harvesting their crops, school was in full session, and extra trolleys appeared on the streets, ready to begin transporting commuters who had been riding their bicycles all summer when the weather was sunny. The trees began changing c...
The last in the series, there are a few things about the series I am not totally happy with. If anyone feels like helping me with some editing please let me know. In particular, I would like help in developing how different characters express themselves so they are not so samey. * The first time I saw him, he made me cry my eyes out and we hadn’t even spok...
iBod - A Life Changing Music Player by moonpotrz/potrzebie Aaron swore as his music player failed to obey him on his fifth attempt at a reboot. The thing still briefly displayed a mocking, X-eyed, sad face and promptly shut off. He was a bit obsessive about his music, and losing this crucial piece of technology put him at quite a loss. There would be no qu...
Fawc 2 : Absolute Pitch (Author's note: This story is a submission to the second Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge (FAWC). The true author of this story is kept anonymous, but will be revealed on August 16th, 2013, in the comments section following this story. Each story in this challenge is centered around a random determination of four "mystery ingredi...
(continued from Watching the Zabernians Chapter 1) Jasper went through the gate. He was feeling back to normal now he was away from the exhibitionist couples. He could wander around the amphitheatre and select a place to watch the Zabernians and relax as the introductory performers played to the arriving audience. He walked along the short path across the...
"Where is everyone?" I asked when after an exasperating journey on Philadelphia's public transport system I'd finally got back to the hotel and found Crystal sitting in the hotel lobby with only Jenny Alpha and our luggage for company. Crystal pretended to look around the hotel lobby at the scuffed velour chairs and the sticky linoleum floor. "They're not...
The studio and offices of the Urban Music Company were in a tall grey office building in midtown Manhattan. The receptionist barely glanced at Alice's familiar face as she entered the crowded vestibule, made her way to the elevator and pressed the button for the fourteenth floor. "Tell me what you got today, Alice," John, her boss and the Urban Music compa...
Alex hated this hour, this intervening hour. He wished they could get it out of the way at once – but Mrs. Hague insisted on an hour of carols, an hour’s break, and then a further hour. He didn’t even get paid for the hour inbetween, or any food – not normally at least. That’s why this time Alex decided he was fed up of this gig, and was going to go join the...
Why not give the gift of music this holiday season? Here is a list for you to review and perhaps find something that will suit someone on your list. Swing Set by Ani DiFranco If you have not yet had the pleasure of being introduced to Ani's music, let me recommend this small but lovely CD as a beginning step. Why I choose this particular release of all of...