Cyberwhore

"Kevin is a regular patron of Cyberwhore."

“So, you’re a patron of Cyberwhore then, Kev?” asked Jeff with a sneer. Kevin nodded sheepishly. How had he let something like that slip out? “What’s wrong with the alternatives, Kev?” Jeff persisted, sipping from his beer glass in the...

The Silent Tutsi

"What will Linda be able to teach the Silent Tutsi?"

It was only natural that Linda should be apprehensive when she met Laurent and Pauline Duquesne for the first time at the airport. What had she let herself in for? It was a necessary part of her university degree, of...

Here’s Looking At You

""Here's looking at you, kid." This was Sam's endearment to his first wife, Jenny."

Sam held the black-and-white photograph of his first wife in the gnarled fingers of his hand. “Here’s looking at you, kid!” he said, holding it up towards his failing eyes, as much aware of the liver spot on the back...

I Remember Erewhon

"I remember Erewhon. It is the city I visited many times when I was young."

I remember Erewhon. I remember the crenelated turrets, towers and spires overshadowing a city of unheralded bends and unexpected corners and alleyways. I remember the cobbled streets, the gaslit esplanades, the flint-studded churches, the winding river, and the expansive city...

Excess

"An all-girl rock group that regularly perform sex on stage"

Long before she let herself through the front door it was obvious to Tabitha that Sunbeam was home. From several doors down the suburban street she could hear the sound of seventies heavy metal and, accompanying the record, Sunbeam’s own...

Teen Spirit

"Chris has always been awkward with girls. He would much rather sit in his room and listen to Nirvana"

Chris’ first time didn’t happen until he was nineteen years old. Indeed, until that time he’d never even kissed a girl, though there’d been the odd time when he fancied he’d been close. But nothing he could ever be sure...

Bukkake Business

"A business deal is never complete unless there is also Bukkake Business."

It was a big day for her, Tachu reflected, as she glided the electric razor over her scalp, removing traces of blue stubble to expose the pale pinkness beneath, After all her efforts in securing the deal with the Taming...

Vagina Dialogue

"Both Natasha and Julie love the taste of vagina."

“You love the taste of cunt, don’t you?” Natasha remarked. Julie removed her tongue from the thick lips and folds of her lover’s vulva, and smiled at Natasha, a thin trail of saliva on her chin. “Yeah! Nothing beats it!...

Facebook Friend

"Jane had long been anticipating her encounter with Charlie, her Facebook friend."

Jane was sure she knew Charlie and that she knew him well. After all, she and he had been friends on Facebook for several months now. Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s ingenuity and generosity, they’d been able to chat and discourse...

How High the Moon

"Lynn wonders about the woman in the audience, as she sings How High the Moon."

“How high…” sings Lynn. “How hi-igh… How high the moo-oo-oon!” With echoes of Sarah Vaughan, she stretches the final word beyond its normal constraints, modulating the tone, while her fingers follow a little behind on the piano, finally resolving themselves...