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Her flashlight dies inside the cave. She gets wedged in the fissure on the way out — upper body in morning air, lower half in the dark, nowhere to go. A man's voice. Then his hands. Then the rest of it.

A year before the events of “Zapped!” (1982) in which Barney gained telekinesis and stripped Jane at the Senior Prom, it’s Bernadette who ends up naked in front of every boy in the junior class. And no telekinesis was needed.

Suvi started her Ph.D. studies in the US eight months ago. It didn’t make too much sense to her acquaintances back home in Finland; why start a long study program thousands of miles from your home and husband! Suvi had her reasons, but she wasn’t adequately equipped to navigate so much change so quickly. Khoi’s help was a blessing and a dilemma. Viviane’s help was anchoring, but would eventually bring Suvi to another place where she has to examine her own desires and future.

An overnight flight, one middle-aged man, one young woman and one frustrated old woman. Read how the three of them make discoveries during the night. But is everything quite as it seems?

Back in my swinging days, I get edged by an expert.

Never anger the wrong girl. She was raped by the eight and they paid the family ultimate price.

Being a knight in shiny armour, I willingly assisted Emma with her broken leg and obtained other benefits.

It was the works Christmas party and some boys decided to have fun by spiking drinks. As a driver and non drinker, I noticed and recorded the troublemakers.

The community has gathered for the final rituals of the Beltane festival, that time when the Druidic gods give life back to the earth, when people perform rites and rituals to guarantee a bountiful crop, health and prosperity to the community. This year David and Siobhan must perform the fertility ritual. Illustrated.

They sent me to the general hospital. To get there, I had to take the first subway of the day, at six in the morning. When I arrived, I was completely lost because the cleaning staff move around in the underground corridors, and since they all look the same, it's easy to lose your sense of direction. After wandering around for a while, I bumped into Saul, a Black guy who explained how to get from one ward to another, as well as how the company worked.