A few readers of my first contribution, "The Child Molestress", took note of my partially South African background and asked for tales from that far-removed country. With this series of unconnected short stories I try to comply and hope you enjoy.
Dear Stepfamily Magazine: This letter is in response to your call for nominations in your April issue. I would like to nominate my husband, Dick, to be named your magazine's Stepfather of the Year. / (Reviews)
A story in Troy & Julie's Universe.
San Finzione's first Festival of Cupid begins. La Contessa and her friends play matchmaker, but the woman who created a love holiday has no one to celebrate it with.
Female-perspective bisexual: A young widow wonders if she should feign reluctance when Lord Thomas and Lady Emma, both lovers of hers, invite her to picnic on the banks of the Thames during the Henley Regatta in Victorian England.
Carl is a divorced man, who is spending the night before Halloween alone because his daughter decided to go to a party instead. But when shopping he sees a rabbit costume, so decides to crash the party and check up on her. This is an extended version of my earlier story "Harvey". Most of the story is the same, but the ending is different. In short, it is no longer a "Dark Tale" in the same way as I gave it a happier ending.