Wednesday, 4am It had been a long, hard night in the warehouse, with lots more orders than usual to pick and pack. To make it worse, the air conditioning kept failing and it was hot as hell. She needed to do her laundry soon, as she was running low on clean lingerie and had to resort to a cheap polyester bra today which itched and irritated her sensitive n...
Ellie let herself fall down onto the bed, clutching at the pillow as she buried her face into it and soaking the cotton pillowcase with her tears. How could Jessica do this to her? After two years to just end it so cruelly, so suddenly. Ellie wished she could disappear completely, fade into oblivion and just make this numbing pain go away. At 24, Ellie was...
I’m heading out on a blind date with a Woman named Eve, it’s been a rather long dry spell since me and my Ex, Kate, called it off. My co-worker Claire, whom I always considered a little meddling and A LOT annoying, had suggested we may be a good match for each other. From what I was told by Claire, Eve has a lot going for her, smart, funny, kind... Sounds li...
Late at night, I wrap blankets around myself. Sinking into the quiet of my house, I close my eyes and try to tell myself that I just want to rest. That I want to slip away to sleep. That's what you're supposed to do, right? When the day is done, you get into bed and you're supposed to try to sleep. Maybe you wind down by scrolling through Pinterest and pinni...
This job sucks, I think to myself. I feel this way from 7-8 am every morning, though. Thankfully, my day always get better just before 8. That is when you arrive. Abby, you are my boss, my teasing tormenter, and, most importantly, my friend. Each morning, I suffer through the doldrums and monotony until your presence lights up my world. Knowing that you will...
I gazed into the dressing room mirror as I sat contemplating applying my stage makeup. Looking past my own image, I viewed the androgynously beautiful face of Kim, chin perched on my shoulder. All of my senses went on alert as Kim's fingernails scraped down the side of my bare torso, firm buds of breasts pressed into my shoulder blades. "Relax. Go with it....
It had started way before the birthday e-mail, a few months before actually. There had been flirting and smiles and quiet conversations and even some shared lunches at work but nothing concrete. When Julie found out Robert's birthday was coming up, she thought of several ways of celebrating. However, after much thought, all she did was send an e-mail. Juli...
Copyright Oggbashan June 2012. The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. * "Bloody troubadour!" Leofric threw the scroll from the bed to th...
"She's here," Jeff thought excitedly as his electric wheelchair wove its way amidst the dingy, cluttered tables. Being raised a Southern gentleman he placed his black velvet cowboy hat on his lap as a show of respect. With trembling fingers, he brushed his chocolate brown hair to the side. He thought he saw her sneak a look at him, a furtive glance out of...
Almandar had been surprised to receive the letter from Ansreal, the would-be paladin that Lady Tarissa had introduced him to a while ago. In it, she had asked him to meet her at the Silver Crown inn, but not to tell the others. It was a public place, and the woman was a devotee of Pardror, god of chivalry, so there seemed no reason to suspect an ulterior mot...