My Secret

"The burden I carry, locked away"

No one knows, but me. It is my secret, the little iron box resting in the back of my brain. It is equal parts fear and salvation, laden with unspoken desires and unfulfilled hopes, each its own personification of Pandora,...

Thunderhead

"Violent storm unleashes wild passions."

“No, not that one. I don’t like that texture,” I said as Mark, my husband of twenty-eight years, heaved the heavy clay planter back on the shelf with a grunt. “And I’m not sure about the color. You know how...

Through the Glass

"He watches through the window ....."

 The lights dim as she is suddenly there. As I watch, she sits in a confy chair wearing nothing. I always imagine it just like this. Flame red hair, curly and flowing down her back. I watch as she looks...

Memories of Jack

"Too late, she realizes she made a mistake."

Her hands were shaking as she held the plastic. Her eyes were glued to the display. She was waiting for the result. Impatient. Every heartbeat passed like an hour. At her heartbeat rate, two minutes meant close to two hundred...

Using My Assets

"Running is just a cover for my true motivation: cock."

The sun was baking everything not under shade. Some individuals such as myself enjoy feeling baked. In addition to the warmth permeating every part of me, it does wonderful things like tan the skin. No matter what people say, the...

Abraham Has His Day

"Abraham returns to his home country after a decade and finally gets what he wants."

Abraham lived in a country in the Persian Gulf. Originally from a poor country in sub Saharan Africa, he had been sent to the Gulf to earn money and send some of it back home for his extended family at...