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Something Fierce
“What?” he said, turning the radio down. “She just took off,” Gail said, in a voice, hushed and anxious. “What do we do? I don’t know what to do?” “I can barely hear you.” “I’m in the car. Steffi’s asleep in the back seat and...
The Return of Retief
You've got no reservation. Wouldn't have mattered if you had, actually. Flight 79 lifted ten minutes ago." The clerk patted back a yawn and looked past Retief, who commented mildly, "Jumped the gun, didn't it?" "You don't have to get nasty!" the counterman protested, his pinched fac...
0.5-The Asylum Interviews: Bronx: An Asylum Tales Short Story
It was the only thought that I could squeeze through my brain past the hammering of my pulse against my temples. Let me die. Let me die. Let me die. It was four in the afternoon and all the lights in the tattoo parlor were still off. I should have opened the shop already, ...
The Pixie Prince
Even the top pillow part looked thick and poofy. Max LeFevre eyed it skeptically, igniting a mini firestorm in his companion. “Oh, c’mon, Max. For the love of--” Max’s best friend, Alexa Harte, broke off on a frustrated sigh. “We’ve been looking at mattresses all day. My feet hurt. Can’t you just...
Wool: A Parody
There is no other, only wool. The wool is the life. We can’t have cotton. We must have wool. Everything is wool. Wool keeps people warm and cozy. Cotton is not anywhere in sight, only wool. Wool is soft and cuddly. Wool must be used to survive. Wool will keep people camouf...
Tessa Dare - [Spindle Cove 03.5]
He slowed the horses to a walk and explained, “There’s someone in the road ahead. Stay calm, and let me do the talking.” To the side of the road, a donkey cart appeared to have lost its wheel. The driver of the cart stood in the center of the lane, wearing a patched coat a...
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The Selector of Souls
But confession cleanses, whatever form it takes. Damini is talking to the ojha, and to Lord Golunath. There’s no test to know if the ojha is speaking or Lord Golunath. Which is the human, which the divine? Everyone seems to believe and know Lord Golunath is here. Have I become so Catholic I can’t...
Pleasuring Anne
She applied a generous dollop of lilac scented body wash onto the bath sponge, closed her eyes and began to lather up. Imagining it was the hands of a certain sexy, dark, sinfully dangerous man stroking her body ratcheted up her day-long state of horny into a situation that demanded immediate att...
3 Madness in Christmas River
I brought my legs up to my chest and watched as flakes piled up on the porch railing outside. “There’s a girl for you, Owen,” I said. “She’s out there. Whether or not you want to believe she’s there, she is. And she’s just waiting for you to find her.” His response was another swig. There wasn’t...
Dark Passing (The Ella Reynolds Series)
Where in the hell are you? I have questions. Come out, come out wherever you are.” I listened for a sign. “Here ghostie, ghostie.”Nothing. The stupid, stubborn house remained peaceful and dull. Crap. What good was it to be haunted when the ghost wouldn’t talk to me? “I hate people,” I muttered as...
A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens: Short Story
Kyle had been attracted to Lauren since the first time he’d seen her, when she walked into Pen & Paper and asked to see the manager. She was there for a job interview. He remembered struggling not to let his mouth gape open. He remembered actually being able to direct her to Mr. Howard withou...
Compromised (2010)
“Heron, Hazel, Bella—it’s gotta be close,” I say. “Fuck,” Nicole mutters. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.” She pulls out the worry dolls. “Help us find Klondike. Please. Help us,” she whispers, and hands me one. “Your turn.” I count my breaths, in and out, in and out, feeling my lungs work and throat bu...
The Lisa Series
It clicked off. Frank removed the tape.” Billy,” Frank ordered, “bring that little stool from the kitchen in here.” It was a plain round wooden stool about the same height as a standard chair. As I returned with it, Frank was inserting a fresh tape into the recorder. He gestured for me to place t...
OnlyatTheCavern (2015)
Come on, Cap, go home. You’re gonna drool all over the evidence.” “Huh—what?” Marco jerked upright and swiped his palm down his face. “I’m up. I’m up.” Coulter reached toward him and peeled away the notecard stuck to his hair, then took the seat across from the desk. “Sure you are. It’s six thirt...
Patriots
Short and plump, somewhat fussy but well regarded in the king’s army, Clinton was one of three major generals who had arrived less than three weeks earlier to shore up General Gage’s command. Their orders had been signed long before Lexington, and the three—Clinton, William Howe and John Burgoyne...