All rights reserved. No part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic means, including photocopying, recording or by any information and retrieval system, without the written permission of the author. MORE THAN SHE BARGAINED FOR April checked one last time to make sure everything was ready. It’s her day off and it’s been so long si...
“You bastard. You know I hate it when you mention her name!” she yelled. “What are you talking about? Are you crazy? Why are you acting like this?” he replied trying to be calm but actually he was a little nervous. “I have never seen you like this”. She reached across the car seat and slapped him across the face. “Dammit you little bitch. You’ve done it n...
It's Saturday afternoon and I've just returned home from my morning workout. Sitting on the front deck sipping hot tea, I smile and watch through the trees as Emily's car turns into my driveway and makes it's way up the hill. Emily pulls her car up close to the deck and cuts the engine. As she steps out of the car I shamelessly let my eyes drink in the sunl...
She found the note sitting on the table, "Clara" written in black ink on the white envelope sitting on top of a small shoebox wrapped in brown paper. The envelope wasn't sealed, it was folded shut, with a single sheet inside. Unfolding the sheet, Clara saw there were two instructions printed across it with black ink. 1. Strip out of your clothing. 2. Open...
Continued from Jim and His Sister-In-Law-Days 1,2 and 3 Preface: Monday my sister-in-law, Bea, and I saw Sally, my wife, and Jack, Sally's brother/Bea's husband, off at the local airport. Sally was to help Jack with a big business opportunity. They would be gone until Friday and Sally's instructions to Bea were for her to take good care of me! For the res...
This is the second chapter of ‘Blackmailed by my secretary.’ If you haven’t read the first, I recommend you go back and search it out. I plan several more chapters and welcome feedback and constructive criticism. I humbly hope that you enjoy. My 9:00 meeting was hell to get through. I picked the softest chair, and I sat with my feet tucked under it. This wa...
I've planted a couple of mental exercises inside this story. Would you or wouldn't you, if faced with a very difficult decision? Please read my profile for my stance on comments. Feel free to email suggestions or to start a conversation. Private messages work too. Al Stillman; Robert Allen: "Chances are, 'cause I wear a silly grin, the moment you come int...
Phan/ta*sy - 1. The image-making power: esp., the power of receiving and reproducing external impressions. Phantasy colliding with reality often bruises more than just an ego. I hate blind dates; they are the most enigmatic of societies mating rituals, and are fraught with hope, fear and unrealistic expectations. I have got to learn to say 'no', or at least...
Playfully His Ch. 02: Never Again Note: The events in this series are based on real experiences, which have been somewhat condensed and altered to allow for presentation as a story. There it is. The belt. I look at it, and hesitate to touch it. On the back of his bathroom door, hanging by its buckle from a hook, off by itself from the array of other belts...
...with each step Naomi drew closer to the house she had feared and deeply craved - "step" being less accurate than "hobble." Along the sidewalk she ambled leading with pointed toes and counting the concrete seams... "45... 46...47..." "This is going too far," she murmured to herself in a low growl with tightened lips. The fabric of the black cape which e...