Look at Me

I couldn’t remember how long I’d been here. I was melting. The more I tried to fight against my mind and remember the less I knew. I was safe, I was warm, but how did I get here? How long had I been here? My eyes bounced back and forth like a metronome keeping rhythm and swaying consistently. His eyes […]

Perfect Friends

Thomas lived in a happy little cul-de-sac, in a happy little suburb, because that’s what people do. He was an inventor and all the wonderful things he created in his basement had earned him a decent fortune. That wealth afforded him the option to choose, and he had chosen to live as normally as he knew how. Thomas was a […]

Control

Kyle walked into the room turning on the light before setting his briefcase down on the old side table just inside the doorway. The dim light unveiled a small room dominated in one corner by an old wooden computer desk housing a computer tower surrounded by stacks of notebooks, files, and random stacks of paper. Far from being useless clutter […]

The Mirror

10 years ago, a plague swept across my world, leaving several hundred million bodies in its wake. The planet’s population has yet to recover. Yet what seemed to be a curse could also be seen as a blessing. Those that came closest to death but survived were not only able to recover fully but also gained paranormal abilities as an […]

I Hate Boys

Tariq raised a single slender eyebrow, his face a picture of amused bewilderment. “Really?” he said, sounding so surprised that Caden almost thought it was an act. “It’s a total dealbreaker?” Caden wasn’t exactly shocked by the response to the somewhat… emphatic… opinion he’d just stated; six months of dating in his new hometown had taught him the hard way […]

The Man’s Assignment

Bianca didn’t want to open her eyes at first. She was aware that she had woken up but wasn’t ready to admit it. The sleep she was returning from was deep and relaxed and she still felt as if a warm cocoon enveloped her that could be penetrated the moment she opened her eyes. But of course eventually her conscience […]

Thou Ensorcelling Witch!

Despite the whipping, the horses of my carriage would travel no further. My two guards scouted the forest which bordered the path, but could find nothing which justified the horses’ fright. I banged my white knuckles against the seat, as my breaths hissed between my teeth. Did not these foolish beasts know a human life wavered between this world and […]

Mother Knows Best

Christine flipped the scrambled eggs onto two plates, tossing melon slices, grapes and strawberries on after them. She moved over to the place settings on the table as Rachel stumbled down the stairs, still in her night shirt. “Mmm, smells good, Mom.” Rachel pulled out a chair and sat down. She looked up at her mother, who was pouring herself […]

Lady Lorelei

That was the third time the waitress checked out Lorelei. It wasn’t unusual for people to admire her once or twice. Once is noticing, twice is appreciating, but three times is obsessing. Lorelei appreciated the obsessive. Compulsive women were her favorite. They couldn’t help themselves. The waitress refilled Lorelei’s coffee and spilled it while looking down Lorelei’s leather corset. The […]

The Governess

Lewin Theron had some reservations about hiring a governess for his daughters. For one, both girls were eighteen, and for another, he’d never had one around before. To be sure, both his daughters had enjoyed the strict education of tutors and the care of the maids, but maybe that had been the problem. For his daughters had grown up willful, […]