Chapter 01: one space : two guys : thirty minutes : infinite possibilities Steven and Chris sniggered to themselves as they walked off the set while the cameraman and director bickered about angles. Like two little boys up to no good, they snuck off into the brisk air outside the Toronto studio. Steven whipped out a cigarette as Chris, anticipating his move...
Jessica's flight landed at midnight in the middle of Oklahoma, far too late to make her connection to Orlando for Christmas. They had rebooked her on a plane in the morning, and so now she was left to entertain herself in a crappy little airport, in the middle of nowhere with almost nothing open. She noticed as she walked around that the airport was colder...
I looked across the restaurant, watching Kate glance around as she came in. I had arrived a few minutes early and the maitre d' had already seated me in a booth near the back. It's comfortable there, a little apart from the tables. A good place to talk. Kate had called yesterday to ask if I could meet her for lunch. I picked a quiet, upscale place I frequent...
My year started out in the worst possible fashion. My wife Marie told me that she was leaving me for another man. At first I was shocked. After I gave it some thought I wasn’t so surprised. I worked 24/7 trying to make a good life for us. We were in our early 30’s and trying to save for our first house. Marie is a striking lady. She is long tall 5’11” with...
Life is what happens while you are waiting for your plans to come through. This short story is told from a third person view. There is no actual sex in the story. It is deliberately told from a narrative point of view. No spouses, policemen or idiots were hurt in the creation of this story; damn shame about the idiots. If it resembles any time in your life,...
"Prepare for disinfection!" The airlock tech shouted over the din of the cycling atmosphere. The armoured figure inside the small chamber turned around as pipes in the ceiling sprayed ethanol onto its metal suit. The chemical remanent the outside air washed down the drain. Warm air flooded the chamber, now entirely clean of any outside factors that would be...
You are standing at the edge of a cliff, looking out over the world. From here you can see every fault, every sin, every transgression. It is like a voice in your ears, whispering, drawing your attention to every miniscule detail, ever imperfection. As you stand, listening, your attention is drawn to a run down apartment somewhere in the middle of phoenix...
Good morning, folks. How's life treating you? My name is Bruce Portman and I'm a young black man from the town of Milton, Massachusetts. Many people who know me say that I am doing too much, too soon. Why? Because I'm a young man who believes in sticking up for his rights wherever he goes. I don't pay them any mind. If I were a young woman who spoke her mind...
'Michael...' she started to say, 'I just.' Suddenly Dani flinched backwards, jerking back across the bed. I don't remember ever raising my hand to a woman in my life, I don't remember lifting my arm at her. But suddenly there it was, raised in the air, my hand open in a slap position... It never came down, I looked at it up in the air, ready to strike her....
My name is Michael, I'm 27, about average in every department you could think of, black hair, hazel eyes. I'm not ashamed of anything about myself, I don't wish anything was bigger, smaller, more muscular... anything like that. I'm happy with who I am. I was also happy in my relationship with Dani, my partner of just over twelve months. I could lie about h...