A Proper Belle
Trees whirred by in a green haze. The gentle undulations of the guardrail blurred into a wriggling wave. He had been on the road for a few hours now, but the exit was coming up soon. 'Dear Sir: It is with great sadness that I write to you today,...
A Bit Like Revenge
Sometimes, there can be a fine line between romantic and frightening. Chris had found that he didn't care about that line any more. A year. Moving two towns over. An extra hour to get to work. And then it was suddenly all for nothing? They were just...
To Be the Dream
This wasn't Melissa's bed. For one thing, her bed didn't have big thick lumps in it. And her bed did have sheets, which were conspicuously missing now. She was beginning to think she wasn't lying down on a bed at all. With an uncomfortable groan, she...
The Thief and the Sapphire
It was the day of mourning for the dear, passed queen, and so Alex was wearing black. But, setting her apart from everyone else, Alex was currently making her way, brick by brick and handhold by handhold, toward the queen's balcony. With the queen...
Voodoo to You Too
Erica's car had been rumbling along faithfully for hours, but the twists and turns of the road turned back upon themselves so many times that she was utterly lost. Lost, and in the middle of the swamps somewhere in the god damn ass end of Georgia. And...
Intolerant Lactoid
Jessica lifted the carton to her nose, sniffed softly, then made a small, scrunched face. The inscrutable numbers that were the expiration date didn't offer any help. It had probably gone bad. Then again, she didn't want to waste it. Even if it was a...
Optimal Performance
The whole town was full of insufferable sticks-in-the-mud. One of the gleaming silverene ships from the far distant peoples had crashed not a long distance away, and everyone was telling her to stay clear and wait until the lord's guard had a chance...
Becoming One of the Girls
"Hey, mine aren't as fake as yours, barbie-tits." "That's 'cause I got all this muscle. Means it's harder to have big fat shit on my body than it is for girls that just stand around all day." Maria scoffed and stuck out her tongue at the rat girl...
La Dame de la Louve Blanche
You'd think Paris would be nice. City of Love and all that. But if you think love's nice you've never seen love outside of fairy tales. When you're lucky, love just chews you up and spits you out to crawl back home. When you're not, it tears...
Murder Becomes Her
"So let me just make sure this is right." Liz stared blankly. Not only had she never seen this German shepherd before, but he was black and white. No, it wasn't that his fur wasn't colorful. He had no color. But she didn't have time to ruminate on...
Old Stuff: we are not meant to be
Jay was happy enough that even with his hands covered in dirt and his fur damp with sweat, he was still smiling. A month ago, he'd gotten fed up with the mess in his small flat. Two weeks ago, a slow-burning desire to clean up had sprouted into a...
Old Stuff: Open Your Eyes - Age and You
**Unit 12: Age** The common conception of **age** is that it's simply the number of years you've lived. After all, you've probably gotten used to filling out the forms for birthday approval each year. Unfortunately, this is a misconception. Age is no...