"He had a lot of qualities, she said, but one of them was not the biggee."
"I've got a date," she said. "A date? Where are we going?" I said. "Not we honey, just me. Don't wait up," she said. "Huh? What? What are you talking about?" I said. She put on her most exasperated look,...
"Helena finishes telling James her life story, and give him a pleasant surprise in the morning"
Helena took a sip of cognac and continued where she had left off. “I could spend hours telling you about my ‘training’ and all sorts of stories about my work for Agence Internationale. However, we can save that for other...
"Nine Inches Dot Cum"
The campus newspaper headline said it all: “RIOT IN THE DORM!” This had started a couple of days ago. Several of us discovered that our class schedules gave us an hour off at mid-day, all near Freud Hall. (The psych...
"Delia makes Leila come up with the rent by any means necessary"
When Leila didn’t make it home, Delia and Nathan both thought the worst. Their concerns were completely confirmed when she did show up late the next day. Leila was evasive and it soon came out that she was flat broke....
"A soldier searches for intimacy on the eve of battle."
“Are you all right, mate?” It hurt to talk through the burning throb of my lips and cheek. I could already feel my left eye swelling shut as I pinched the bridge of my nose through the gauze to try...
"Shanna's desperate quest to become a complete person"
It was an all-too-familiar scene. I met with a handsome guy for a drink and some conversation Yes, you've read that story before. And you know how it ended. Twice, in fact. First with Kyle, and then with Matt.The flavor...
"Encounter with a petitie blonde student in a hotel"
I am sat in my car in the hotel car park and watched as a Nissan Micra pulled into a bay close to the reception entrance. A casually dressed blond young woman got out and walked into the building. I...
"Short of cash, a wife makes a deal with a repair man."
They were both in a very bad mood when Phil grabbed his briefcase and headed out of the kitchen through the laundry room to the garage. Already it was in the high 80’s and the walls of the breakfast nook...
"Was her fate pre-determined or could she change it? Would it be determined by a card game?"
The closed heavy draperies helped blanket the room in darkness. Outside the wind howled with its wolf-like voice. Just that sound made the house seem colder than it really was. "Put your head down and rest," he whispered. "You know...
"After rescuing Faith from drowning, Sir Horace has a very particular purpose for her"
Manchester 10th January 1840 The carriage came to a stop outside a red brick house with an octagonal tower rising above the entrance. Two gas lamps flickered either side of the door. At least he is rich enough to buy...