“Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian masterpiece – Beethoven, ultraviolence and the old in-out in-out” was how it was advertised. The midnight showing had definitely attracted quite a crowd. Everyone was in an excited mood, chatting with their friends, looking forward to the film. There was, Lara noticed, a preponderance of men. Quite a few of them wore their ‘droog...
CAUTION: This story is totally unlike most of what I write on this site. It is about slavery and abuse of women, but it might come to happen some day in a dystopian society. Hopefully, the circumstances described here will never be a fact of life in this country or anywhere else. "This one runs even slower than the last one," Ted shouted. "That's probab...
In my version of this old story, Little Red Riding-hood is a short young boy (and by young i mean 18) with brown hair and brown eyes. He was carrying a bag and had a red cloak. He adventured into the woods to go see an old friend. As Red (I'm a lazy ass and don't want to put his full name) was walking in the woods, he came across a fork in the road. He looke...
Discord sighed softly as he abandoned his nightly wanderings, heading back to the abandoned apartment complex he called home. He was tired, and looking forward to relaxing, but at the same time, he was nervous about returning. SHE was there, waiting, and he couldn't help but to feel edgy around her. At first it had been the expected wary tension of two stran...
I saw Mr. and Mrs. French stopped at the light where Southgate crosses Euclid Avenue and becomes Hill Street. Before they put up a stoplight, there was only a stop sign. Euclid Avenue was called Nicolas. Back then, Mr. French's old Plymouth, with its huge fins in the back, would have still attracted attention. I was probably the only one who noticed it today...
ALL CHARACTERS ARE ADULTS. Abner Spinks murdered Carissa Browne, at Palmetto County, Florida on February 14th, 1899; Valentine's Day. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to die by Judge Rollo Sanders of the circuit court. So said the local newspaper. Spinks ambushed Carissa on her way to a neighbor's house. He waited for her, concealed wi...
Chapter 3: Logan & La Fay (Special thanks to Morgaine the Mistress of the Rain for her inspiration and collaboration) The heavy night captured the beams of the streetlights into well-defined pools. A neon sign flickered with an eerie red glow from the Hotel across the street. The air was thick with a mist that so desperately wanted to be rain but couldn't...
Sarah crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, watching Crackle. When a demon is in possession of you, they see and hear everything that your thinking. The demon can't see the person's memories, but they can project dreams and suggestions on your mind to trick you into thinking about them. Sarah waited a minute before deciding to break the silence. "F...
As the day draws on, Wanda prepares to attend a class with Julie and several of the key participants of her epic reveal in front of the whole school. Wanda had not been able to find Julie since before school started. The day had been a rollercoaster. It started with everyone openly ogling and mocking her after her total exposure over spring break. She made...
Meet Phoebe Matias, Professor of Women's Studies and Feminist Theory at Carleton University in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Born in the City of Calgary, Alberta, and educated at McGill University, Phoebe Matias is a striking Greco-Canadian woman with a good head on her shoulders. Five feet eleven inches tall, curvy but athletic, with dark bronze skin, long d...