Reprographics

"“That’s fucking epic!” Ruksana said as she pulled the resulting picture from the tray."

It wasn’t the teens Sandeep had inspired that had made her two terms teaching at Central Academy a nightmare; it was the staff. From her lecherous headteacher to her unreasonable head of department, everyone had made her feel unwelcome and...

Sláinte Is Táinte!

"“I think I’m falling in love with the Highlands. I might just stay here forever.”"

Priti had to remind herself why she had chosen Craemuir Cottage for her Christmas writing retreat. The cottage would have been ideal in summer, or at least, what passed for summer in Morayshire. Priti had never visited the Scottish Highlands...

Niharika: The Breakfast

"My Indian doctor friend-with-benefits and I can’t keep our bodies away from each other as we share coffee and breakfast before she sets off to go house hunting for the weekend."

I had anticipated Saturday’s breakfast the day before, making a trip to the grocery store for some decent all-butter croissants and fruit, so, after Niharika and I finished our shower, I got busy preparing something to eat. I started the...

Unforgotten

"Akila returned the note to the box, closed the lid, and lightly stroked it with her fingertips."

“Hey, darling. Did you have a good day?”Akila’s husband, Paddy, always began the conversation the same way whenever she logged on in the evening, usually once she was naked in bed and the kids were asleep. Hearing his voice and...

Niharika: The Shower

"The morning after satisfying sex with my illicit Indian lover, we share a steamy shower."

I woke up, while it was still dark, to the sound of water running. For those first few seconds, my mind recalled and replayed the steamy sexual experience I had shared with Doctor Niharika Sabharwal at the end of the...

Daughter Of Wands

"“Fuck, that’s deep!” she exclaimed, her ears between her knees."

Asha had been unenthusiastic when her husband, Joel, first suggested renting a cottage in Wales. But, with overseas travel restrictions still in place, she understood that it was either three weeks in Wales or no summer holiday, and she had...