On a Saturday night, going to a strip club to watch girls get half naked was not something I put on the top of the list. But I was helpless in the assault from my friends. They took me to my room and took away all my freedom and my mirror. I was put into contraptions and covered in more makeup than I own while my hair was pulled and teased and ironed. Afte...
"I need to go to a library," I informed Tolem after I'd finished my breakfast. I'd had eggs and toast. I decided that I'd have to speak to the cook about being a little more creative with my meals. I grew up with grits and red-eye gravy on tope of a slice of ham, or biscuits and sausage gravy, or at least eggs and bacon. The point? It was after ten o'clock a...
It was bright and early the following Saturday morning when Francine walked cheerfully into the kitchen to the sight of two teens and an alien, all with heads down in their cereal bowls. It had been a week since she and Stan had their "Couples Neuro Relaxation Therapy" session with Roger in his guise as Dr. Penguin. Stan had been preoccupied with work as u...
Let me tell you what I got up to last weekend. For years now I've been flirting with Maureen a sort of friend of my ex wife. She's a bit older than we were but only by about eight years. I'd say she was about fifty two. We always have a laugh when I go into see her at the off licence she runs and she always manages to sell me something when I go in. I suppos...
"Honey, I'm home." My heart stopped. I had not expected Gina for another hour, and I hadn't finished my list of chores. The biting sarcasm of Gina's cheery sitcom greeting sunk in and my heart jump-started with an explosion of shame. I looked up from the kitchen sink. Gina stood motionless at the entry door in her ankle length fur, hand on hip, glaring, ask...
She stood in front of the mirror wrapped in huge lavender fluffy towel. It was tucked in at the center of her chest. She worked a smaller towel with her hands drying her hair. The tossing of her hair filled the room with the scent of Jasmine. She felt so relaxed after her bath. She had spent hours in the flower bed working with a smile on her face just beca...
The thunder rumbled across the sky, long, low, and aggressive as the storm promised to exert it's authority over the elements. The ground shook as the sound traveled though everything in the woodland alive or dead. As the lightning flashed in advance of another roar, the dark pathway below was illuminated allowing nothing to hide for a split second, before p...
Chapter 2: Coffee, Blood, and Vanessa Ah, we left Nick leaving his bar; he's covered with smoke and a sweet memory of Lisa. What about that bitter memory of Vanessa? I think we should stick around, and see what ole Nicky Boy will think up next. It's like a free movie anyhow. Have your popcorn? Let's go! Nick walked a few blocks and smoked another cigarette...
It was only a short walk from the tube station, and she had checked the route many times over the last few days. It was important that she wasn't late, but also that she didn't arrive too early. Consequently she had spent twenty minutes in a coffee shop by the station - killing time. A half empty cup of cappuccino and an untouched croissant sat on the table...
"You know, this has actually been really nice," Andrea said as she slowly walked arm in arm along the waterfront with her date. She had been dreading it, a setup by a roommate, but it had actually not been a bad night. The food was good, the guy seemed nice, and now that it was just a few days shy of fall the oppressive summer muggy heat had finally been rep...