New Stories posted in the last 30 days

First written all those years ago while watching season one of Fear the Walking Dead, this dark alternate take explores what I imagined I would do as civilisation collapsed and the dead took over.

Written over a decade ago. An ordinary house, an elderly man and a story that could change everything. James expects another crackpot tale, but Mr Grimes claims he was at Roswell in 1947, and he knows what the government covered up. As the recorder starts, James is about to discover that some conspiracy theories come with consequences.

Unfortunately dad passed away and mom wasn't taking care of herself. So I stepped in and starting making mom feel better...

A date at the laundromat? Really?

The form was six pages. She read the word. She did not read the page he kept. Sasha and Cal signed on for a bit called Guess. Blindfold. Three holes in the furniture. Say which one is him. He initialed a second man while she was in makeup. She knows at the clock. She says his name anyway. Red stops it. Neither of them says it. She asks twice before the other man is allowed. He does not get the kiss.

His key was for the cat. Her mother and his father were at a wedding until midnight. Tessa had been on the couch for an hour with a toy that would not finish it. She asked. The hoodie became the rule. On, and the house empty, he does not have to ask. She can say skip. She does not. A phone call. A bathroom hook. A neighbor with a dish. Headlights in the drive. She narrows it at the end. Name first. Not blood. Both adults.

Summer 1973 finds nineteen-year-old Jack Buchanan doing menial work at a Manhattan art museum. When an embarrassing accident proves he knows how to keep a secret, personnel director Abigail Porter recognizes a rare quality: discretion. At sixty-three, Abigail knows exactly what she wants—and offers Jack a private position that could make this his most educational summer yet.

Mara Quinn came to the remote pine woods looking for a night away from everything she knew. What she found instead was a mysterious stranger who awakens desires she never expected to confront. But the wilderness holds darker secrets. Someone is hunting in the woods, and as attraction turns dangerous, Mara finds herself caught between irresistible temptation and a very real threat. A dark erotic thriller of desire, danger, and one unforgettable Halloween night.

Members of this species are driven by their primal urge to breed, even if it means enduring immense hardship.

Mike’s was widowed in his 20’s by cancer. Lauren, his wife, knew he had a high sex drive, so before she died, she set up a harem for him.