“OK Lads and Ladies, today we’re going to talk about the babe God.” Anne Wilkins stood before a full classroom at Bingham University, the place where she had taught Greek literature and mythology for nearly a decade. This place is like my second home. She took a quick look around the sterile, clean lined room…
“I tell ya Gwen, sometimes I feel like the Barney Fife of Vampire Land”. Jess Green, chief of the Clearview police department in Florida, rolled her eyes in the direction of her best friend; a smirking Gail Towne. “Oh, poor baby”. Gail pursed her lips, gifting her friend with a sharp nudge. “You get to…
“Damn it, Roddy!” Mel tore out of the back door of the cabin, across the small overgrown lawn, and into the woods after her Labrador. He was barking furiously and running at full speed, deeper and deeper into the forest. “Roddy, come HERE!” She gasped, tripping over tree roots and wincing as branches caught the…
My thighs were searing and the end-of-summer sun shone hot through the thick canopy of trees on the back of my neck. Sweat was trickling in rivulets down my forehead, sliding down my neck and disappearing down the neck of my tank top. My sports bra was soaking progressively through and I was panting heavily…
Finding suitable servants hadn’t been especially difficult. Camille prided herself on her ability to persuade others. A few minutes in her company, and men were scrambling to be permitted to clean her home and run the occasional petty errand. Once or twice she’d even allowed one to help her dress or fix her hair, and…
Mel lowered her marshmallow over the crackling campfire, turning it carefully and toasting it to a perfect golden brown. She looked over it, studying the girl sitting across from her on a log. “Emmy, I can’t believe how grown up you are already. Eighteen…you’re all grown up.” She wrinkled her nose. “It makes me feel…