Slow Stories

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
An ice miner from the barren moon of Ganymede gets the break of a lifetime when a UN job placement program relocates him to Valbara – a lush paradise planet with fresh air, clean water, and no need for pressure suits. He soon realizes that navigating the local culture and office politics will be a challenge. The aliens are small reptilian creatures with strange social behaviors whose females outnumber males by 7-1, and he finds himself the unwitting focus of attention in the workplace.

A Story in the Naked In School Universe
"Freedom" is a romantic coming-of-age story which is set in the “Naked in School” universe. A young teen, emotionally abandoned by her father and harassed by the father’s girlfriend, tries to cope with her life while living essentially on her own. On the day she begins attending her first year in high school, she’s forced to face the school’s new nudity program while trying to cope with memories of her past, the problems of her nonexistent family life and her burgeoning adolescence. Illustrated.

Jack has been betrayed, his heart shattered. Can a chance encounter in a fast food restaurant help him find love again? Written for Girl Friday's June 2004 "Fresh Start" Story Fest. (This story was nominated as "Short Story of the Year," "Best Short Story by a New Author, and "Best Heterosexual Story" for the 2004 Golden Clitoride Awards.)

Sara Compton is a beautiful, capable woman who has problems with her sexuality. She needs a lot of sex, and a lot of variety, and she's sure there's something wrong with that. This is the story of how Sara learns to deal with her problem,and finds a new life as well.

Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a teenaged slave stows away aboard the ship of a Force user on her way to the tomb of a long-dead Sith. At first Laika thinks Arlaud is a puzzling annoyance she can leave behind at her earliest opportunity, but soon learns there is a lot more to Arlaud than she had supposed. NB: not very 'sexy' but I had to tick it to tag stuff; quite slow; quite emotional at times; and breaks canon for the sake of story. Also, all OCs so only very lightly fanfic

When a Manhattan creative director is wrongly swept into a viral nightclub scandal, his life grinds to a halt. Laying low in Queens, he clashes with a sharp-tongued local woman who sees only the headlines—until forced proximity, hard truths, and slow trust change them both.

Jolene had a different approach to finding a husband. She didn't expect things to be this difficult when she finaly found him.

A wealthy women hires an employee to be her husband for five years

A 50+ bartender falls in love with a 20+ barmaid. A slow story.