"And knowing that you always sleep naked is meant to make it easier for me to cope at night?" We shared the same surname and the conference centre had assumed we were married. No matter that I had booked a single room over a year ago. Suzie had booked at the last minute as had a number of others providing the organisers and the centre with some logistical h...
Meet Arini "Rini" Ketiga, a young Indonesian Muslim transsexual living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. She's originally from the City of Surabaya, Indonesia, and has been living in the Canadian Capital for about a decade. Two years ago, Arini became a Canadian citizen, and she's trying to change the narrative about both people of color and transsexuals in No...
*Author's Note: Any and all persons engaging in any sexual behavior are at least eighteen years of age. Disclaimers: Yes, I need an editor and no, I do not want an editor. Yes there's too many people to keep track of. Yes, it jumps around too much. Yes it's in the wrong category. Yes it's too long. Yes it's too short. Yes this is stupid shit, and yes, I am...
PROLOGUE Saturday - 6.30pm West Babylon, Long Island... 'Shit! Ow! Katherine mildly cursed as the errant suspender pinged against her thigh for the third time. 'Jesus! Why do guys love these damn things so much?' She made a final concerted effort, pulling the black suspender firmly down towards her stocking-top. 'Hah!' She proclaimed triumphantly as she s...
Gwen had an uneasy feeling after finishing her conversation with Steve. She knew he wasn't the type to overreact, and he seemed genuinely concerned about the ship sailing near the coast of Somalia. With that in mind, she made her way to the bridge. The captain greeted the beautiful young doctor warmly. "Captain, I was just speaking with my fiancé and he's...
Damn, it was hot! There I was, sweat running down my forehead and half blinding my eyes, rendering the levelling staff a hundred yards away almost unreadable. I wondered whether it was worth it. I wondered whether the new community centre would ever be actually built. Whether any of the little Kenyan kids sat there quietly observing me would ever sit in a s...
Hi folks, as promised this is a shorty. I'd like to thank Mikothe baby for her editing prowess as usual.SS06 * * * * * * "I step off the train. I'm walkin' down your street again and past your door but you don't live there anymore." "It's years since you've been there. And now you've disappeared somewhere." "Like outer space you've found some better plac...
With a long term relationship having just failed, a Mechanical Engineering Degree and an MBA in strategic management both from Northwestern University, but with significant student loan debt, at twenty seven years old I was looking for the highest paying job I could get and a way to distance myself from my former girlfriend (almost fiancé) and her family....
Jessica's hand slowly taps the floor of her bedroom looking for her cellphone. The only light in the room comes from a small lamp at the corner. While it gives the room a cozy feeling, the dim light only makes it harder for Jessica to find her phone. If only she could bend over and look at the ground, things would be much easier. But she is not able to, her...
The Flower Moon Mary had a few more calls she planned to make, but when she checked the clock, she saw that it was almost time to go meet the girls. "Kelly," she asked, spinning around in her desk chair, "Do you think you could call and see where we are at with Terri's loan application? I am supposed to ride home with the girls and I need to get going."...