Playwright John Guare came up with the phrase "six degrees of separation" -- four words to describe the phenomenon of a shrinking world where any random two people can discover a link through a chain of acquaintances. This story suggests a route through physical connections from a homeless British woman to the President of the United States. But beware - this isn't a light fantasy. The links on this chain are rusty and loose - and they hurt those who are joined by them.
Jonas decides to stay for a while in the Italian factory he inherited from his father, and to start work on a symphony. The women there never cease to astonish him. If you have not read, or do not remember, "To Inherit a Factory", you are warmly recommended to read that story first.
A story in the Postmodern Galateas Universe
Story #2 of Postmodern Galateas. When a college football jock finds his way into a party of a lifetime—Dolloween—he will find out that the girl who was so very much not his type, may actually be the one of his dreams. And that she might not be exactly what he first thought that she was. Add in a powerful party potion, and anything is possible. Just go with it. These are the stories that the DOLLS category was created for.
Jim was having a little bit of a hard time. He had been divorced for a while and had no new love on the horizon. Then he lost his job. Jim was a survivor. He started his own business, then he met Bonnie.
A Traffic Girl Story John Cameron is a successful, happily single playboy with every intention of remaining that way. Until he bumps into the traffic girl from his favorite local news station. Will it change him? And can he change her?
This is a long, interconnected story that is full of sex, heavy partying, polyamory, and the occasional wife stealing.