Love Lost, Chapter 22: Conclusions.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 22: Conclusions. * * * After circumventing a front gate, Grace telepathically operated a door's knocker while ringing the call bell. She felt tired and impatient. She felt a force gently shove her and her...
Love Lost, Chapter 21b: Absences, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 21b: Absences, concluded. * * * Joe let Alice enter first. She had not said a word since she caught up with him. She patted the love-seat as she passed it, indicatively. He sat and watched as she went to the kitchen...
Love Lost, Chapter 21a: Absences.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 21a: Absences. * * * The cookies did not hurt. "I'm an inspector, not a lawyer. I can't tell you if your plan would fly, but I can tell you that that place needs a lot of work to be declared habitable again. And,...
Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, continued. * * * Carlos turned and faced her, dumbstruck: Gardevoir, beautiful; eyes, green and brilliant; horns, like emeralds. Hair... the man on the docks now seemed a little more eerie. She...
Love Lost, Chapter 18b: Dismissals, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 18b: Dismissals, concluded. * * * "You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar, Sugar." Delilah leaned back in her chair and glanced into the living room. Li'l Sis was changing channels to stations inappropriate...
Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals. * * * "Alright, you got him off-balance; now, give him your aqua-tail!" Rapidly, a thick layer of water coated Fiona's vibrant patterns as she coiled her body like a spring and maneuvered to...
Love Lost, Chapter 17b: Reservations, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 17b: Reservations, concluded. * * * Alice was happy that her cookie recipe proved to be a hit. Grace felt like she was about to pull a muscle from the strain of faking smiles at slights and resisting an urge to...
Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations. * * * A dismissal bell rang, but Mr. Plovo never seemed to heed it, talking through its tone. "And above all don't forget: if it doesn't burst into flame, dissolve through the table, or make your...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 5: Penetrating the Veil, As Told By Maggie.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 5: Penetrating the Veil, As Told By Maggie. * * * I ran my bathwater almost scalding hot. Steam billowed and circulated my shampoo's fragrance. Soon, I was as clean as I could get myself, but I felt like...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 4: Inconsiderate Intervention, As Told By Anton.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 4: Inconsiderate Intervention, As Told By Anton. * * * I really shouldn't have been doing it, but I couldn't get her off of my mind. Every few days, I had to go there and make myself feel worse. I...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly. * * * "Seko-ko-da-le bakavo sedu etag!" I ran into Franz, literally and figuratively. I didn't feel like I had any time to slow down. He twisted out of...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 2: Bringing Home A Stray, As Told By Manny.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 2: Bringing Home A Stray, As Told By Manny. * * * I guess the worst part of being mugged is obvious: it hurts like hell. I groaned and slowly raised my hand to my forehead. Touching it brought a dull...