The Orange Rose

"A poem with a story of a woman who loves her husband even as she lets another man have her."

Familiar red rose with its thorns long since dulled, lulled, safe and secure,In its vase, in its comfortable place, sure.The good man of her vows who stood fast by her side, abides, dependably tied to the love of his life.Unsullied...

The Other Ball

"Flashing is usually a solitary group activity."

I blend in. Think about those librarians who glide down a staircase and remove their glasses in slow motion. They become supermodels. I turn into another librarian. That suits me fine. That way, I don’t need to slink to indulge...

Household Holds

"A graduating college co-ed and the landlord’s young grandson bond with an older divorced man who becomes the head of the household."

I was the first one out of bed, like always, fixing a big breakfast for our special day. I made Junior kiss me before he sat down, and then I yelled at him for not being dressed yet—at least he...

Miniature Golf

"The naked truth is unveiled under the honesty of darkness. It was fun."

“Spooky dark.” The moon was new, and clouds cloaked the stars. At three in the morning, even the occasional light from the nearby summer homes was sucked into the shadows. Jan sipped her heavily iced cranberry and vodka, sharing the...

A Door Ajar

"A young man caught glimpses of his neighbor while she was getting dressed."

Monica’s long, nimble fingers had her blouse half unbuttoned by the time she first strode past the cracked-open bedroom door. “Thank you for fixing that running toilet, Sweetie,” she called out into the hallway. “I only jiggled the handle for you,...

Like A Glove

"Someone takes control of a young woman’s mind and body. It’s complicated."

Recorded dance music followed the live, local band’s last set. Roommates Caroline and Maxine—Care-Care and Maxie—plopped into recently vacated seats near the popularish bar’s dance floor. Neither would have ever let the other settle for a guy who was only...

The Case Of The Elusive Eggplant

"Solve a cum-filled mystery of larceny, treachery and lechery. No vegetables were harmed in the writing of this story. Adult supervision advised."

Josie Vendredi, the hotel detective, met the insurance investigator, Jill Cannon, outside of the honeymoon suite crime scene. “Brace yourself,” she told her associate. “The walls. Everywhere. I’ve never seen anything that bad.” Vendredi looked at Cannon. Cannon looked at...

My Last Vicar

"God-fearing women pass their floggers on to the next generations. Have you been in every room of your church?"

For more than forty years, I whipped the sin from the vicars and drowned their sinful seed in the blessed fount that is my cunt. The truth was that I, Mary Marie Maguire, had saved every vicar that ever walked through...