The Nearly Girl
“Oi, I’d been watchin’ him for time, innit. What he’s into, what gets his engine goin’. So I took my sweet time gettin’ dolled up. I knew he’d clock me. Tonight’s the night, babes. He’s…
Nell Hardwick and the Confrontation at Turnham Green-13th November 1642
This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. 13th November is Saint Quintian's Day. It is also Nell’s wedding anniversary, her and Bill Hardwick's very first. She is still getting used…
Crowned in Rime
The dream always begins the same. Mist curling through the trees, cold and searching. Moonlight hanging low, beautifully haunting, blue-white and pulsing, as if it had breath. And then I see him. Tieg. Etched in…
Breaking Free
Jim's mind wandered as far from the diner as possible until the clanking silverware and droning conversations were tinkling bells and moaning arctic winds. The steaming aroma of a passing omelet became the distant smell…
Fake It Till You Make It
The stench of cheap beer and regret fills my nostrils as Gavin presses me against the Kappa house bathroom's marble tiles. His hands fumble with my shirt buttons while I try to convince myself this…