"A writer visits a gallery. She gets more than she bargained for."
I’ve always had a way with words, or so people thought. In high school, I was the strange girl with hair in a messy bun, wearing oversized sweaters and large glasses, scribbling poems into tattered notebooks. Everyone told me I...
"Dawn and her lover Bradley prepare to spend their first night together in the marital bed"
Alan Alan stood outside the door to Room 49, just after six-fifteen, nervously clutching his overnight bag. Bradley answered his delayed knock almost immediately. He was smiling. He welcomed Alan into the room and invited him to put his bag down...
"Sarah adjusts to her new life as a lesbian."
You are outside. Its winter, and cold. The ground is frozen solid. The grass breaks and crumbles when you step on it. There are dead, frozen flowers and old leaves. The trees are in deep hibernation.You don’t know how long...
"Portia is discovered"
Grace and I had been co- workers for about 18 months. I had developed a massive crush on her around about Halloween. It had been seeing her in her costume that did the damage. I'd always admired her timeless style...
"Sarah discovers some new changes in Carl."
You’re walking on a road. The road is simple stone brick, not wide enough for a car. The sky above you is orange-ish pink. In front of you, the horizon bends up and climbs a hill.You hear the clicking of...
"Sarah and Carl are invited to Reyna's for dinner."
I take a hot shower as soon as I can. No matter how much I rub and wash them, I can still feel the words on my skin. On my breasts. Tits. They’re called tits. I can feel the letters...
“I’m telling you, she’s a nightmare,” I say as I put down Carl’s plate of food in front of him on the dinner table.“She can’t be that bad,” he says dismissively before taking a large and sloppy slurp of pasta.“She...
"Sarah falls into Reyna's eyes."
I immediately step back and turn my face to the side, breaking eye contact. “Reyna?” I ask, pretending to be surprised. “What are you doing?”“We were worried about you, little Sarah.” She’s playing along. We both know I heard the...
"Sarah is introduced to her straight best friend's new girlfriend."
Meeting the BitchI can’t stop tapping my foot. It’s a nervous habit, and I have plenty to be nervous about.Maria is coming soon. Maria and her new girlfriend. The new love of her life. The “most amazing and beautiful girl...
"A married woman does what she must to protect her family."
It's always a challenge to get to know someone, but getting to know Lauren Halperth, riding in silence in the back of that black sedan, would have been a particular challenge. She could have told you about herself. That she...