Love Lost, Chapter 12b: Communiques, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 12b: Communiques, concluded. * * * The rhythmic noise of waves sloshing ashore roused Carlos. He found himself snoozing in a small hut with no recollection of how he got there. He emerged and glanced around, seeing...
Love Lost, Chapter 20a: Exposures.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 20a: Exposures. * * * Not awake enough to realize that if he were fully awake he would be sure without questioning it, Carlos spent a moment wondering if he was awake, asleep, or still in an altered state of...
Love Lost, Chapter 19b: Cleavages, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 19b: Cleavages, concluded. * * * "Hey!" Grace gave up on looking and tapped the ceiling with a broomstick's blunt end. Marianne's hat and eyes fell through. "Exactly how bored are you?" "Do you know where they...
Love Lost, Chapter 19a: Cleavages.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 19a: Cleavages. * * * Daniel placed a few boxes of berry juice on his coffee table. "Sorry it's kid sized, but little boxes are good for coolers on expeditions so we buy it in bulk." Grace thanked him for his...
Eternally Vernal, Epilogue: Snowflakes On Flowers, Their Souls Preserved Beneath Glass, Springtime Forever
* * * Eternally Vernal, Epilogue: Snowflakes on flowers, their souls preserved beneath glass, springtime forever. * * * Fardeau, coming to realize the concept of context, felt frustrated. In the woods, a battle to the death to protect his...
Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded. * * * Joe stood overwhelmed by the grandeur of Manse DeWell, not that Sulmepride was anything shabby. The capital city of Ocimene, it was not as large as Hexyloxy or Tartaroyal, but it was...
Love Lost, Chapter 14a: Rotations.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 14a: Rotations. * * * Burner and Grace worked in the living room, operating a rented carpet steam cleaner. Joe sat at the kitchen table. So did James. In silence they sat for quite some time, as James let Joe sweat...
Nor Gloom Of Night
* * * Nor Gloom Of Night, Part 1: Bulk Rate. * * * "Isn't that a violation of regulations?" Sabrina asked with a scolding but playful tone as she spoke through a hole in a brass-tiled wall. Ford fidgeted. "Technically yes, but I can't...
Love Lost, Chapter 13b: Phobias, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 13b: Phobias, concluded. * * * Grace and Alice continued onward as Sam walked up the path to his house. "Do you feel that?" Grace asked of Alice. "Yes. It's like a fight, but not." Alice's antennae raised. "And...
Love Lost, Chapter 13a: Phobias.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 13a: Phobias. * * * The young man was touching every inch of Grace's flesh, and there was nothing she could do about it without being charged with assault, or at least getting into serious trouble. He started with...