Darlene Marchand wants one thing in her life: the starring role in one of the Dusky Horizons series of snuff Westerns. She talks her way into the Director's office, does the "casting couch" thing, and gets the job. She also acquires several friends on the set and two groupies.
When Millicent discovers her father has knocked up a common maid, of all people, the beautiful eighteen year-old is justifiably upset. She can’t just stand by and let her future inheritance be divided with the lowly bitch of a maid, or her little bastard offspring! Millicent takes some extremely drastic steps to insure her fortune, but not before securing a fall-guy to take the rap!
Submissive Thomas Baines attends a public execution, the sound of women enjoying the scene, something which thrills him with a jealousy for the condemned, giving him a yearning to know the rope. Seeking somewhere to masturbate following the delightful debacle, he meets a woman by chance, who attends hangings for the sexual pleasure of it... and has notions of creating her own selective performances. 'Be careful what you wish for' has never been so true.
A futuristic version of Gulliver's classic voyage, describing societies with reproductive practices that are close to human but also have some poignant difference. Four are described in detail: The agony of getting pregnant, Desiring a woman is sick, Wait until you're a man, Losing your virginity is deadly.
My two brothers and I sat at the roadside cafe watching the world go by, but always we were looking out for our next victims. My youngest brother Tim nudged my arm and pointed with his head to a family group walking down towards the marina carrying boxes of supplies
