Slow Stories

I could not understand why she had never liked me.

Jake grew up in a family of superheroes, but unlike his sister, he never showed even a hint of a power. Then one day, something inside him finally woke up. Learning to control it wasn’t easy, he stumbled and failed many times, but he always got back up. And when he eventually became a real superhero, he discovered a truth no one had warned him about. The superhero life he had admired might not as perfect or as pure as he had imagined.

Wife gets seven year itch. The husband explains the consequences through what happens to a water drop caught in shower door

Maria, a widow, is forced to choose between a young, sensual paramour and an aging, lonesome widower.

Nick always had a crush on his beautiful English teacher, Mrs. Gavelle—a strict but stunning woman with curves that drove him crazy. She was married, kind, and completely out of his league... or so he thought. But everything changes when Nick discovers a shocking secret about her husband—something he was never supposed to see. Now, with temptation stronger than ever and secrets hanging in the air, Nick must decide how far he’s willing to go to get the one woman he’s always dreamed of.

This single chapter story is part of the chain story/universe about the genie Laresa, who is contained in a ring. This story has to do with her adventures with a German intelligence officer and his old flame in the latter part of the Second World War.

She wanted my help.

A brief encounter in a compartment on the slow train to Paris.

Even at the end he was not sure if his cheating wife knew the entire plan. In any event, she could not anticipate what was going to happen.