"She's ambitious. Can her boyfriend help her succeed?"
I could tell from Izzy’s face that something disastrous had happened.“Vivi can’t do it, she’s got Covid!” She sighed. “So much for my entry in that photography competition. The deadline’s tomorrow!”Izzy had been inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite movement ever since...
"'It was the truth, vivid and monstrous, that all the while he had waited the wait was itself his portion' (Henry James)"
What evoked the actions that had so astonished him in the course of their encounter scarcely matters, being probably some off-handed comment spoken as they rekindled their acquaintance. He had tagged along with friends to lunch at the house where...
"Fifteen months of research brings Professor Matt Ferney to his ultimate goal."
Fifteen months of research brought Professor Ferney to the Eastern Andes of Ecuador and a long descent into the Cueva de Los Tayos (Cave of the Oilbirds). Matt’s feet hit the bottom of the rope ladder and the light from...
"Some first meetings have surprises"
A young couple, Greg and Ruth, had decided a few days earlier, that they would meet for their first time for a walk in the gardens at a dam forty minutes from where they live.The day is finally here, Greg thought,...
"A visit to the opticians this morning brought a lovely unexpected vision..."
She walks towards me smiling and tells me to sit by her desk. We chat politely about the sunshine as she opens files on the computer.Straight black hair frames her face, so shiny. She is delicate, so petite, warm and...
It’s a daily occurrence for me. Seated at my desk, scrolling through seemingly endless reports, my mind begins to wander. In my mind, I escape from my corporate confines and find myself lying with you in our bed. Both of...
Breda knelt over the pond, ax in hand, her shattered shield discarded. She felt weary to the bone, her muscles on fire and pain coursing through her as she fought for breath. Too tired to cry, she simply stared into...
"Cherry and Doug go out to watch the show and end up becoming one"
Cherry’s rich brown eyes searched the hillside. She turned her voluptuous five-foot body, slowly scanning the grassy slope around her. There were a couple other groups around her. She moved up the hill ten more feet, leaving plenty of space...
"How far would you go for your craft?"
Writer sat at his computer and logged onto his favorite site.What’s this? A Flash Contest? How intriguing. Oh, but look at these submissions. Sigh, these authors are in a class of their own. Maybe someday…Hey! Look at the Fairy photo,...
