Emily Wendling: Stories

Jennifer Meininger never planned on coming back home. But when both of her parents pass unexpectedly, she returns to settle their estate only to discover she’s inherited far more than a crumbling house and a lifetime of memories.

Brian Abell is a forgotten man living in a rusted trailer on the edge of nowhere. He was obese, unloved, and invisible to a world that never gave him a chance. Bullied since childhood, abandoned by his mother, and rejected by women and society alike, Brian spends his days scavenging storage units and venting online. But when he discovers an ancient amulet containing Sila, a powerful and seductive jinn who has waited centuries to be freed, everything changes. She offers him three wishes.

Susan Walcroft and Amanda Marcopulos, are made to pay back reparations to black men. It's time for white people to pay their debts. Since the US Government won't pay reparations, these black men have taken it on themselves to take what is theirs.

It's the night of Meredith's final sorority initiation. Heart pounding, she stands before the closed chamber door. Meredith takes a deep breath, knuckles poised to knock. The air is thick with anticipation and the unknown. She feels vulnerable yet exhilarated, ready to prove herself to earn her place. The die is cast. It's now or never.

Sorority leaders auction off their pledges to serve the donors sexual desires.

Lisa Little was blackmailed by a mysterious man and her roommate Jennifer Gray. They turned her into their sex slave.

In the hidden chambers of Omega Epsilon Alpha Omega, legacy is etched in silence, sacrifice, and power. As graduating president Heather Udell walks the Red Room one last time, she reflects on the women who came before her. Among them, Harriet Clarke looms largest: twice denied the US presidency, never defeated. Behind each portrait lies a secret, behind each plaque, a price. Whispers of vanished votes, forbidden speeches, and doctrines written in the dark shadow.

He conquered football. He mastered science. But he never learned to resist temptation. Dr. Dan Harrison has it all: Ten Straight Super Bowl rings, a Harvard PhD, movie-star looks, and groundbreaking research that could revolutionize therapy. He's the impossible man brilliant, disciplined, untouchable. Until Kimberly Massie walks into his office.