Vulgar Argot: Stories

Nuria hasn't been a teacher in a long time, but the impressions she made when she was have been lasting and deep. When she runs into two of her former students, she discovers that old impressions and old crushes both die hard.

A story at Fat Chance
It's Rick's job to keep Chance happy, but what Chance wants more than anything is for people to start coming to the gym. A normal person might rely on his friends here, but Rick knows the most reliable friends are the ones you buy.

All through college, Sebastian and Michelle have spent winter break together with their respective lovers. This is the last year and it risks being ruined by a lack of electricity and a snowstorm. But, things can change by lantern light, especially when not everyone is playing by the same rules.

Two years ago, Noelle kissed Mike and told him she loved him. She was only sixteen, so Mike turned her down as gently as he could. Now, almost two years later, she's back. Could she still feel the same way? (This is a sequel to Second Billing.)

Chris has had a long day. All he wants is a beer and some sleep - until he unclogs a naiad from a pipe in his basement. She expects Chris to be struck blind at her beauty. Chances are that neither is going to get the evening they expected.

After his mother's death, John withdraws from the world, taking a job as a projectionist in an odd, little Tribeca movie theater. Dana comes there night after night, looking for something in the old movies he plays. Together, they decide whether they want anything to do with the world anymore.

Former professional poker player Jared Tyler thought he'd found the life he always wanted: a good job, a wife, a house, maybe even a white picket fence. Then, his fiancee walked out on him and he was left to wonder if the good life was all that good for him.

When he finds his wife with another woman, Jack should be living every man's fantasy. But, it's another complication in a marriage that's already too complicated.

Max hasn't noticed much since his wife Abigail was murdered. When he comes to the aid of one of Abigail's former students, he finds that the whole town has changed in ways he wouldn't have believed if he didn't see them himself.
(Some tags left off to preserve suspence.)

There's something odd about Justin's school, but he's more worried about the sudden, unwelcome attention from his new teacher, Miss van Cleef. She seems to find every excuse to punish him. What is her problem anyway?