Martha winced as she looked across the road and saw the sign above the front door, “Discipline Centre,” and looked down at the letter in her hand which ordered her to attend the Discipline Centre. Martha was sixty-six-years-old and should’ve known better...
Choosing a lover by chance was so retro, so twenty-first century, but to hell with it. Sometimes you gotta roll the dice. By all outward appearance, she was a natural winner. Lips that could start or end wars. Hyperbolic curves that would make math majors...
My soul stills, No waves of emotions. The waters are smooth, Without ripples. There’s a softness, Yet sadness as well.The moon casts his shadow, Across the surface. Light breaking through, Still no movement.Just calmness. Will I drift into oblivion? Or f...
I’m not sure exactly how The Boxx works. That’s part of its allure and magic, I think. Four new branch stores have opened in the city in the last two months alone. I read somewhere that the newest ones are extremely fancy, with bars, spa areas and lounges...
"Ding." The alarm was never very loud, nor did it last very long. It didn't even have a particular sound. But it was effective. Karen never slept through it. In fact, she never heard of anyone sleeping through it. She sat up and opened her eyes. Her field...
Meagan rode the elevator down to the lobby but couldn’t get her mind off her last view of the secretaries’ office floor, those two red circles between the desks. She strolled across the floor towards the door and didn’t even hear the man at the reception...
John Roberts was a pretty ordinary guy. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find a more average, run-of-the-mill, blending-into-the-crowd kind of guy. A small-time accountant with a small-time bookkeeping firm, he was invisible even to the invisible.This or...
“Lia Caster”. In the year 2098, Lia Caster was a householdname. When people hear the term “household name”, they think about celebrities, politicians, and the like. However, Lia Caster was not a celebrity per se, and she didn’t give one damn about politic...
Kay knocked on the door and entered the room, as she had been told todo. As she walked in the director stood up from behind his desk and beckoned her in. "Good morning Katherine, or may I call you Kay?" he said. "Good morning Mr. Director, you can call me...
It was easily one of the best summers of his teenage years. Now along with being allowed to indulge himself in his secret desire, he had sex with the stunning Lacy on a regular basis. She had become a friend, lover, employer and tutor. When school resumed...
I get so restless, thinking about you. What we can be, What we can do. It's crazy, It's just wild. When I see your name, I smile. This has never happened before, To me, it's new. But, I know what I want, And sweetie, it's you. I'm glad you are my f...
I thought of you again today.You appeared unbidden like a thief in the dark;Entering my mind to twist the stake in my heart.I thought of you again today.Words uttered by a stranger unknownStill cause pain that I thought I'd outgrown.I thought of you again...
Climax and beyond “Damn you Greg! Just damn, damn, damn you! I always knew it would come to this.” Laura looked into her lover’s eyes across their table. She cleared the champagne glasses to the side and leaned to kiss him. Sitting back upright, Laura rai...
Flashing blue light and a blasting alarm jarred Violet awake. The light turned red, bathing the bare walls in a hellish glow. Shift change. Two hundred people were waking up, removing their wires, pulling back the sheets. Within seconds, the concrete cham...
