Both Kate and I enjoy the annual "Best American Mystery" anthologies published each year by Mariner and edited by Otto Penzler with stories chosen by guest authors. We've attempted to emulate the genre below with this story. Please be aware, there is no sex in this tale, but there is a loving wife -- sort of. And as to why we choose to submit our stories to...
Miranda moved to the group on the right. She made it clear she just wanted to stop and say hello. 'Stop' took on a much quicker meaning since she saw the look on Amy's face. She worried there would be a confrontation, but she had no way of knowing how much Amy knew, she just knew she knew something. Someone bought her a drink, and she was determined to leave...
Madeline walked back into her apartment after a day at the spa. She could have just conjured up a spa in her bedroom, sure, but it just wasn't the same, and she felt more normal going to the regular spa down the street from her, and enjoyed it just the same. She took a break from using her magic so much today, only using it to conjure some money to pay for...
Note: All double fictional characters are 18 or over. All names are made up. The Simulation is a service provided by a company and for legal reasons, it cannot simulate minors in violent or sexual situations. For the purposes of scenarios, Simone comes up with workarounds. I liked the idea of sex ed class in a Free Use world so much I did multiple takes of...
"Pledges, you will all be assigned a big sister to guide you through today's initiation process. Here are the assignments," Amber said, loudly and confidently, reading from the piece of paper in her hand. Amber was apparently the head of the sorority, at this school at least. Strikingly beautiful, with shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and tanned skin...
As this story is 16 Word pages long I will tell you it is most similar to my story, 'Chased', and SemperAmare's, 'A Rich Fetish', in that it is all aftermath. This one has been independently rated at 3.5/5 pickaxe handles on the rating system that you can find via my and CreativityTakesCourage's joint profile, SemperAmare. There is no sex. Once again, your...
I don't know why I felt the need to dress up for parent-teacher conferences. It used to be an unspoken rule between my ex-wife Tina and myself, that we'd dress to the nines for these things, like we had to show off our best selves or something. I kept it simple, a long-sleeved black button down, gray slacks, and my best leather loafers, a pair I don't think...
Or how I met my beautiful and amazing wife, and our adventures that made her the darling of the world. Many of the characters in this story are from the Commander Murphy series by the same author. I saw her across a crowded room. She was absolutely gorgeous. She was dancing with a very big and handsome man. He was a huge man with wide shoulders, and he d...
The funeral was a very small affair. Andy was very surprised to see that he and his wife Michelle were the only ones from the cul-de-sac to attend. Looking about the chapel there were only eight people who had bothered to pay their respects. Andy moved closer to his wife and whispered, "Not a huge turn out by any stretch of the imagination?" Michelle look...
*Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells* *Riptide: a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas.* *This tale is an espionage fantasy under assault by reality* *The 'hero' of this tale might be considered a Libertarian, though the label means nothing...