Under the stars,in an evergreen clearing,our cheeks red for red wine,Anna and I lay in the summerdirt, watching dust rip color from the atmosphere   Wind stirs ember and flame  inside our blackened ring of river rock,raising plumes of fleeting sparks Touching my arm where the...

In a forest where the wildflowers bloom,Beneath the stars and silver moon,Tinkerbell danced with wings aglow,While Rapunzel watched, her heart in tow.Golden hair like rivers bright,Tangled dreams beneath the night.Tink’s soft laughter, light as air,Brushed against Rapunzel’s ear.“Come with me,”...

Succubus & Love

"Unfit succubus finds love and her freedom"

Lilah sulked into the bathwater with a frustrated sigh, trying to forget the humiliation of today's performance evaluation as the soothing heat enveloped her. Three. Hundred. YEARS, Lilah! - not one soul? You are an embarrassment. Her horns nearly steamed from the memory. The demon...

Being Real

"A lonely woman dares to trust a kind neighbor with her deepest secret."

Human beings crave love and intimacy, or so I'd read and been told. Maybe I'd grown more susceptible to that craving, and that was why I finally accepted Matthew's invitation to have coffee with him.He seemed surprised when I said...

City Nights: A Stormy Encounter

"Stranded by a snowstorm, two strangers discover unexpected warmth in each other’s company"

The snowstorm hit the city quite unexpectedly, compounding the frustration caused by the transport drivers’ strike action. It was a chilly Friday evening, the kind when most city workers who lived and worked within the urban sprawl hurried to get...