"A classically tawdry liaison predictably breaks apart a dysfunctional step-family, deep in the heart of Texas in the trashy, brassy, big-hair 1980s."
We are in the dressing room, backstage at the Miss Texas pageant, 1987. You have changed into your sequined baton-twirler romper and go-go boots, with the fishnet stockings, and you’re shaking, trying to get yourself together before the talent competition....
"Chelsea’s Mum’s perspective…"
Andy’s older brother, Joe, had been working abroad for years. Most recently, he had been away on a two-year contract in the Middle East. When back in the country, he always came to stay with us for a few weeks...
"My uncle's wife takes me as her playmate"
My dad's oldest brother, Wayne, had always been an arrogant asshole. Good-looking and intelligent, he also possessed the gift of gab, and was known as a smooth talker and notorious flirt. These traits had served him well in the business...
"The girls turn up the heat on their next visit"
It was the third week of January and the nights were noticeably lighter, although the cold easterly wind made spring feel like a distant hope. The sky was a combination of lead and ochre, foretelling a fine morning as Katie...
"The girls take things to the next level"
It was the second week of January and the dull chilly weather of the previous week had been replaced by bright sunshine and freezing cold nights. In the town, shoppers were struggling on icy paths as Daisy and Katie emerged...
I woke to the scent of fresh linen and floral perfume, feeling light as a feather like always. I loved my life. I had all I ever wanted: A hardworking husband, a perfect son, and the incredible opportunity to run...
"Two teen girls find an ingenious way to make money"
It was a dull, chilly day in January and the mist hung in the air like a veil. Daisy looked out of her kitchen window as her flatmate Katie was brewing a pot of Douwe Egberts."I don't think it's going...
"Uncle Joe comes to stay after Michelle’s 40th Birthday Party (see earlier story)…"
My stepdad’s older brother, Joe, has worked abroad for years. Divorced and single for some time, he comes to stay for a few weeks at a time when back in England. Now in his mid-fifties, he is quite good looking...
"Stepdaughter gives him the inspiration he needs to get out of his failed marriage."
John picked up his phone and checked the incoming message from his wife, Tracy. “Going to be another late night at work.”He sighed as he put the phone down. Things had been great for two years. Then, three months ago,...
Elizabeth dreamed her strange dreams. Some were of last night, of watching her stepdaughter and her best friend have sex, of masturbating whilst watching them, then crawling up to her bed and continuing to pleasure herself, all the while sniffing...
