The bedroom is all set up: candles lit, house deserted, cat on her nightly tour.Looking forward to the great midnightly spectacle, I check the pendulum clock on the wall: Friday, 11.58 pm—the perfect time. All is set up as instructed.I'm...
Member: el_henke
He comes home early. Door's locked.Strange.Calls for his wife from the hallway—no reply. Groceries? Not her usual time.Upstairs, bedroom, he figures, taking a nap—not there either. A suspicious movement in the corner of his eye—the garden!Huh? Naked? Dancing seductively? Why? Sinking feeling. A...
Brad, The Underwhelmingly Inept Ghost
"Her place is haunted... by a self-conscious spirit."
“Fuck, I should have known better,” Ella muttered under her breath, reaching for the bag of breakfast cereals, “than to—Argh!—let a ghost have his way with me.” She slammed the door of the cupboard with determined frustration. “And a desperate...
"Gotta tell you something," she hesitated, nervousness obvious, avoiding his gaze in shame. "I stuff my bra—got really small boobs.""That's okay. I prefer flat-chested girls," he replied, equally uncomfortable with his upcoming confession, voice cracking, trailing off: "I, uh, have......
Memories Of You
"An experience that prevents them from moving on."
I walk over the cool meadow, the dewy blades of grass sliding between my naked toes, the pleasant dampness wetting my soles. You lie in the sun as you always do, patiently waiting for me, gaze fixed to the sky....
"Kiss me," croaked the frog.Took him in my hands; noticed the prominent crown on his head.How do fairytale princesses keep missing obvious details? Superficial tarts!"Kiss me, fair damsel."He stared at my cleavage. Definitely a dude. Rolled my eyes."Kiss me," begging.I...
Attack Of The Loving Dead
"She died under mysterious circumstances—or did she?"
“Dude, you gotta see this,” Pat said. “Fresh meat.”I rolled my eyes. There were several ways of coping with being constantly surrounded by death and putrefaction, the perks of working in the morgue-slash-autopsy of the forensics department. Pat just had...
Carolina Reaper
"One man's pain is the next man's pleasure? Sure, but what if pleasure is derived from the pain?"
Tremendous fascination can be found in spices—take capsaicin. While leaving most other living species indifferent, it induces sharp, lasting pain in mammal mucus. Owing to these features, it has found widespread use in agronomy against rodent pests or as doping...
Elevator Blackout
"Nothing says 'promotion' quite like the 'privilege' of becoming your boss' personal assistant."
The day was especially quiet—not that much happened in those cubicles anyway but on this particularly bland day when even the clouded sky tried to blend in with the monotonous gray of the city's concrete jungle. The office was so...
Graduation Exam
"Despite the lockdown, graduation exams have to be taken. At home. To the roomie's discomfort."
“Thank you and now get the hell into your room. I can't work with you beside me,” Claire scolded her roommate Christopher with just a hint of desperation in her voice.“Come on, you didn't even receive the e-mail with your...