I glanced up at the man, then back down to my sketchpad. I hashed in the shadows on his cheek, the line cast by the frame of his glasses, the dark circles under his eyes. My drawing was not a likeness; it came closer to a caricature - the tired doppelgänger of this nameless middle-aged person, hunching over in front of his MacBook with his coffee removed to...
"Love is Enough" follows my earlier short story "Oscar's Place." It tells the tale of a hipster playwright and two (mostly) friendly ghosts. The story includes nudity, adult situations, and flapper slang—lots of flapper slang. ***** 1. "It's cold out here," Gabby said, and wrapped her hands around her bare shoulders. She had to shout to be heard over the...
Julia had the management team in the palm of her hand. They sat around the board table, transfixed, as she presented her business case. Julia had her PowerPoint presentation, her Gantt charts, and plenty of supporting facts and figures. But more importantly, she knew how to subtly guide them towards the outcome she wanted so that afterwards, they would think...
Chapter One His curtains were open again. She knew she shouldn't look, but she couldn't help herself. Stepping out of her shoes she moved silently up to the window and standing on her tiptoes she looked in. He was doing what he was always doing, pull-ups. As usual he was dressed in only a pair of shorts. She watched transfixed, as he pulled himself up, over...
Another Summer Lovin' easy read. Estragon, les mots ne sont jamais assez. Thank you for always being readily available and willing to take on the words of a rambling woman with your forever watchful eye and guidance. Cheers M ____ "You can't be serious?" The delicate voice was barely audible, as the young woman slumped down on the chilled leather seat....
Introduction When I started this story, I had no idea that I'd end up writing two versions of it. But, that's what I did. In this version of the story, called 'The Paralegals (Rachael's Version), Rachael, who is one of the two main characters, finds herself struggling over some big decisions. The resulting conflict is debated by two different voices in he...
My kid brother called to give me a heads-up. "Where are you?" He was stalling. He usually started the conversation with, "which time zone are you in?" "San Francisco. I'll be in Denver all next month," I answered, giving him time to warm up to what was really on his mind. "Your girlfriend has hit it big. Her book is coming out tomorrow." He didn't need...
To those intrigued as to how come Richie and Ali had never met, it's a very simple explanation... Because... And to Connar1, thank you; yes it is 'suspending disbelief'. More than that no one has ever mentioned me, Tolkein and JK Rowling in context before! As for Meghan and Richie, it was just Spa sex fellas... Aaaaanyway... The next morning when I came...
Mix of modern-day and fantasy adventure with F/F romance, poetry, and eventually some smut. Hope you enjoy it! * * * * * Rafi and I had been friends for years, but there were still a few things I hadn't figured out about her. I knew she was a fellow nerd—we'd been playing Dungeons and Dragons together for five years—and I knew she liked cats and sci-fi, an...
'What the hell am I going to do now?' Chris thought. High school had ended as abruptly as it does for many young people, and now he was faced with all the possibilities of his life stretching away before him. He looked at himself in the mirror. He was tall at 6'3", but not a giant like the guys on the basketball team. He had a lean muscled frame from many...