The Best Haircut I Ever Had

"A story inspired by a recent visit to the barber"

I steal another glance in the mirror. She’s still impassive, eyes down, on her work. They don’t meet mine. I try, and fail, to stop my own eyes from dropping. To the velvety expanse of skin under her throat, and...

A Remarkable Haircut

"An elderly swordsman gets the haircut of his life."

I had been in the city for two months on a consulting contract and had literally no spare time. The money was fantastic but I barely had time to eat, let alone sleep. I was desperately in need of a...