Espresso--Second Installment
_This is the second bit of the romance I'm working on. Prepare to be triple-baffled in this one. I recognize that it's implausible, but part of this story is about silly coincidences. This is also a little shorter than the first part,...
Bumblings of a Twenty-Something Nothing
I relish the fuzzy feeling of sleep as it slides from my consciousness the next morning. There is a great show of yawning and stretching before I drag myself from the bed toward the bathroom. I stop to check, perhaps even admire my nude form in the...
Espresso--First installment
_This is just the first part of the story I've been working on. It's going to be a romance. This is basically a teaser. There's really no sex to speak of in this bit, but there will be in the rest of the story, so disclaimer...
Espresso--Fourth Installment
_Well, it took a little longer than I thought, but here's the fourth part of my romance. Yeah, at this point, you must surely doubt my choice in calling it a romance, but trust me on this. It's weird and silly, but that's just the way this...
Book One--Chapter One: Five Years Ago
**Book I--Chapter 1: Five Years Ago** Luca Vosz and Ash Black had been best friends for as long as either of them could remember. Looking back, it had to have been almost twenty years ago. They lived on the same block, and their parents were...