"A midday nap compromises her composure and self-control."
It’s mid-afternoon, the middle of August. As I lie on my back next to the sleeping man beside me, the air from the fan sweeps over our faces. Bodies relaxed and warm under the covers, we bask in the much-needed...
"Unforgettable healthcare visit"
I sat on the table in my gown as instructed, feeling a bit woozy, as the pain killer began to take effect. The light gown was at about mid-thigh and the feeling of being naked under such flimsy material was...
"There is risk..."
“You didn’t shave.” She stood before me, completely naked save the strand of pearls that adorned her neck. My disappointment was clear, and firm.She responded, voice quivering.“I couldn’t.”“I was very clear about this,” I replied.“But he…” A long pause. The...
"What is the price of love regained?"
The Witch did not know yet what made that handsome young doctor sad, but she was about to find out. Her finger crossed the doctor’s lips: there was no need for him to talk, not yet. The finger traced his face,...
"Let nature take control"
Seeking a Cosmic Incitement, the Divine Order selected Celestia. A sacrifice to Osanyin, goddess, and guardian of the forest. Hers was the last of a shamanic people forced into hiding.They were seeking favor and protection from Osanyin through the Cosmic...
"What angel wakes me from my flow’ry bed? Titania"
Never look back; that's your mantra. It helped loosen the knots binding me to parental beliefs. But, now; fuck you, it's never, ‘just sex.’So it’s a spiteful last longing look over my shoulder, before vanishing into the woods. Lot’s wife glanced...
"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...
"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,...
"'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...