Month: October 2021

Evan awoke to the sound of fireworks. They had been going off for weeks in the lead up to Bonfire Night.Remember, remember, the fifth of November. Not much chance of forgetting. That was still a few days away, but tonight was as good a reason as any to set them off: Hallowe’en. That was if he hadn’t slept through it […]

Tom and Sarah had been married for just over 8 years when their life was about to take a quite different turn. Their life up to this point had been straightforward. Both had grown up together in the same town, but mixing in different circles of friends, as Tom was 2 years older than Sarah. They were aware of each […]

It had been a good decision to get her bike out. The city’s streets were never clear of traffic on a working day but there was a good cycle route all the way down to her office. On a day like this she could get her exercise and do her short commute all in one. Kat felt the delicious little […]

Gwen Goodman, who liked her distinctive out-of-fashion first name, wearing just thin cotton shorts, her breasts freely exercising, had the insane belief that there could be some guy out there who’s think she looked sexy while licking his lips and thinking he could be in with a chance. She sighed, thinking the truth was chances of an invigorating last great […]

Edward Kim looked around his office. It was furnished with a large wooden table and several wooden chairs. Typical furniture found in any university library. On one wall there was a whiteboard, and on the opposite wall was the door to the room. It was made of glass and anyone walking by could easily see inside. A fact of which […]

The house was dark except for the glow from stove light from the kitchen. Cara, my wife’s car was in the garage. It almost dark, early evening a little after 5:30 pm. The house should not have looked so lifeless, where was Cara? I parked in the garage and slowly exited the car I wondered what was going on. I […]

He caught my interest just as he ascended the back steps of the bookstore, freeing his dark hair from a bike helmet like a job well done. Securing the helmet under one arm, he tamed his disheveled locks with his free hand. Oh yeah. I always had a thing about bicyclists. Not the guys who wear ball hugger shorts, mind […]

Serra leaned back in her chair, the “whirring” star drive of her freighter was like a lullaby to her. She closed her eyes and relaxed, having always enjoyed these long runs to fringe space, it was quiet, and once out of the jurisdiction of the Templars (a galactic peace-keeping force) she had few other concerns. She put her heavy-booted feet […]

We’ve all seen statistics about a few dozen old men having more wealth than the bottom 95% of the people in the world put together. That really shows two things: a few people have literally inconceivable weath, while a literally inconceivable number of people have nothing or even less than nothing. Obviously not everyone loves this situation, and since a […]

I paused for a moment, trying to lean casually against the stone-tiled column, watching the holiday crowd as carefully as I could without being obvious. Clueless, they streamed by me intent on their shopping, flavored coffees, and apparently endless streams of text messages. I made it another six feet and managed to sit at one of the mall food court […]