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A Maiden's Tale (Part Three) 2/19/2023
He pulled the rope taut, lifting her onto the balls of her feet. Moments passed as she found the point of balance
that afforded her the only comfort she could find. She could
hear him moving behind he
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A Maiden's Tale (Part Two) 2/19/2023
It was dark when she woke. She was cold despite the blanket
wrapped about her and the strong arm still around her waist.
The had slowed to a steady canter, and she could smell
its sweat. They were de
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A Maiden's Tale (Part One) 2/19/2023
I began writing his story for a friend a little while ago
but came across it once again today so have decided to begin
posting it rather than leave it languish in a dusty folder
on my hard drive. I ho
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Saving Grace 11/17/2022
I’d been thinking about Grace for a while, but my over-riding
view of her was mainly wrapped in sympathy. She was in her early 60s and in great shape for her age, maybe
five-foot-five, blonde still,
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Katy: Hoping to Impress 11/8/2022
Katy eyed herself in the ladies’ room mirror and tried
to brush away the nerves and any the hints of tiredness.
Her colleagues had already gone home; one or two offering
a final “good luck” befo
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Scarlet: a short 11/1/2022
The rope scorched her wrists like salt tears; her ankles
too. Her calves, bowstring taut, hummed with an ache’s
promise; a doorstep kiss, offering a taste of things to
come. The table’s edge gnawe
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My first steps... 10/28/2022
I’d just turned 19 and was back home at my parents’ place
for the summer. I grew up in a small village out near the coast and though
I was loving my new life as a student in the city, it had been
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A visit to the bookstore 10/8/2022
I’d been in Florida for three or four days before I hit
the 441. The rental beachhouse was better even than I’d
expected, and I’d made sure I had time to settle into the
Florida climate before t
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Inhale; Exhale 10/4/2022
Casey stepped from the warm evening into the gloom. Motes
of dust danced before her in the light of the setting sun.
She could feel his eyes on her. <br><br>
She took another few paces, ba
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