Sharon had been afraid that day in the shower. She was afraid when she made the appointment. Doctor Chin's cold hands had poked and squeezed, and brought to mind her manner of selecting a ripe tomato from its siblings in a grocery display. The monotone explanation and discussion did nothing but fan the flames that licked at her sanity into a raging inferno o...
A welcome relief from two months of the yawning black of deep space, the magical colours of the Rainbow nebula filled the upper deck porthole of Carlo's sleek black freighter. He was still far too far away to see the Rainbow itself but the signal from the hotel's deep space beacon was unfaltering on the deck's instrument panel. The signal faithfully guided t...
Gina felt the strong urge for a hard and satisfying ride. It hadn't been a particularly bad week at work, but leaving on a Friday always felt good. She couldn't wait to shed her practical business outfit, loosen her hair from its tight bun and abandon her reserved professional demeanor. Conscious of a low level tension in her body, Gina needed to get some e...
The water was only two feet deep, and normally wouldn’t have posed a risk of death to anyone. Today though the temperature was below freezing and a thin covering of ice made two feet more dangerous than twenty. Harry was soaked from the neck down. The only part of his body still dry was his head, and it wasn’t keeping him from freezing quickly. “I’m sorry,...
All things happen for a reason. I've always been a believer in that philosophy, but when I lost my high paying executive job a few months ago, I was having a little trouble comprehending how that particular event was going to work out for the best. After fifteen years of hard work climbing my way up the corporate ladder and sacrificing a lot of my family a...
Writer's note: This is an experiment and happening in a separate universe from the Happy Accident series. Please comment with what you think. This work was done in collaboration with my dear friend KaiRay, who gave the character Mathias his spark of life. ***** "Captain?" Matilda pokes her head into his office, noticing the pale blonde hair that stuck up...
This is the final chapter of the WhiteWood series. After this, I have a few more one-offs planned, and a new series that's in the works, as well as the last chapter of Lira's Accounts - so look out for that! Any feedback on this series would be much appreciated, and as always please feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions or things you'd like...
"So, what did you do with Jenny's knickers?" Dave leant across the garden fence, mug of tea in hand, taking a four o'clock afternoon break from a lot of work on his PC. Also leaning upon the fence, but from the other side, his neighbour, he too with mug of tea. It was not the first time a woman's undergarments had been discussed across the fence. "They're n...
This a follow-up to Never Say Never published 7/11/2019 in the Romance section. It's been awhile since Juliet Laghari, ne' Zeboskey, has been this enthused about a writing project. A few days ago, she met Richard Edison, her old college flame, for ice cream, and things went better than expected. In truth, she had no expectations before meeting him. What so...
Any and all persons engaging in sexual activities are over the age of 18. ***** 'Hi. My name is Sam and I am an addict' 'Louder,' said a voice from somewhere. He cleared his throat and enunciated more. 'Hi. My name is Sam and I am an addict.' 'Harder baby harder!' On hearing these words, Sam was rudely shaken out of his day-dream and it finally dawned...