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...
falling in love
Gossamer Hair Meets Gossamer Wings
"True love?"
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...
Second Chance Saloon 5
"Eva"
I was outside the gates of Eva's job at 4:00 sharp. She worked in the offices of Applied Magnetics, an American tech company in the Clonshaugh Industrial Estate, less than half a mile from our houses and a walk of...
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...
I Love You, Daddy
"A Daddy and his Step-Daughter fall in love with each other"
I was a six-foot-tall young man, weighing over two hundred pounds, well-built physically from all the hard work I had done growing up on a farm. I had brown hair and piercing blue eyes. My regular job was for six...
The Rising Pop Star
"Juliet and Heath have a intimate moment"
Juliet stepped out of the shower, the steam clinging to her light brown hair like a misty veil. She wrapped herself in a plush towel, her thoughts lingering on the previous night's performance. The roar of the crowd, the flash...
The Assault On Kincaid
"Takeshi and Mia return to Kincaid"
Mia Underwood rolled over in bed, feeling the cool metal of her cybernetic limb brush against the warm flesh of Takeshi's bare chest. The room was bathed in the soft glow of the neon lights that pierced through the blinds,...
Nursing The Neighbor – Part 6
"Gale and Darren must decide just how much their adult nursing relationship means to them. Series finale."
On the day Darren was to arrive home, he let me know he'd made dinner reservations for three at his favorite restaurant. It was a fancy place, one I couldn't afford to frequent even when I had a job. No longer...