Sharleen

God Bless Ya!

She was sweeping the floor when I crept in. Sharleen. I took the pink ticket from my wallet, and walked up to her altar. There was a silver- bell, a tinker-bell. I rang it. She ignored me…

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The Girl

The Girl on the Bus

I saw the girl on the bus today. Standing in the wasteland by the burnt-out shell of the reactor.

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Sergei, Ekaterina and Gleb

Supposed Paradise

Imagine a beautiful expanse of turquoise water, a white sandy beach, inflatable beach toys, and women lounging around in bathing suits… now pollute it! (16+)

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Darcy, inside the hide

The Hide

‘Will you see the Hide?’

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Joanna

Captivity

There is no door or window, Joanna is alive in captivity.

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Gail, Keir, Quill, Jill, Pat, Nick, Emilia, Maggie

Intimate Exchange

‘Sit with me.’ ‘Sorry, I can’t.’ ‘Why not?’ He spotted Gail at the far end of the refectory, her bowed head in her hands, her face covered, shoulders slumped, heard Emilia’s tremulous voice, interfering, in the background, ‘Don’t you like me?’ ‘It isn’t that.’ Keir wanted to tell her he admired her, to be her friend. But the sight of Gail clouded his mind. Instead, he focused on her rejection. ‘What is it then?’ He shrugged. She set down her tray, itching badly, scratching herself incessantly, a bleeding heart, ‘Is it my spots?’

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Julia today, Julia in 1644

Heathen

I don’t like it here. Something evil, terrible, will happen to her here, near the dark forest, in his alehouse, in the pond, by the old oak tree. ‘Wake up, girl! look who’s come to see you…’

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bald woman

The Bald Woman

I first saw the bald woman early on Wednesday evening. If I’m honest, I found the experience extremely upsetting and it is only now that I feel able to tell you about it.

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Nadia, Aubin, Chantal

Angels

Is it necessary for me to reveal my inner heart, my shocking outer self to you so early in this story? Angels: a heart-warming ethereal romantic fantasy to lift your spirits.

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allure

Allure

verb: to entice or tempt someone. noun: attractiveness, appeal. allure: the power a woman has over a man.

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her, sunset, him, his dead mate

them

In so far as she could tell there was only one of them. At least, she had only ever seen one, felt one, and one of them was more than enough for her to handle. A vanishing breed. The last of the species. A male, on the verge of extinction. A male, and her, a female. Just the two of them, sharing secrets at twilight.

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Lizzie, tree frog, Simon, Joely

Basque

Warm? Comfortable? Secure? Well-fed? ‘You make me sound like one of your animals.’ She wanted him. Natural instinct took over. They prepared to mate.

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Georgie, him, Lindsay or Janis?, Katie, Kayleigh, Matt, O'Brien, young Georgie with Mum, Tom, mushrooms or toadstools?, kangaroo, a good friend, their empty swing...

Strange Taste

He didn’t know what to do with her at first. Her behaviour was erratic and daring. Her love, her tactile touch, her passion intoxicated him. Then, when she came to him, he smelt the animal scent on her, she savoured his strange taste, and they lost all control. For a good friend, who was taken from us at such a young age, having truly fallen in love.

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the bristling

The Bristling

She felt her blush spread over her face, her body, she felt wonderful.

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Evie, Mia, Scott, Ruth, Hema

Evie’s Downfall

‘On this day, I give you my mind, heart, body and soul. I promise I will fly with you, hand in hand, wherever our journey leads us, together, living, loving, forever.’ – Evie’s wedding vow. Evie fights breast cancer.

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Virginia and Brian

The Marital

The rhyme ‘something old (my husband), something new (the spade), something borrowed (my son’s car), something blue (my garter)’ referred to the things I used on our wedding anniversary to try to end our unsuccessful marriage.

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Marnie

Marnie’s Child

‘My egg is ripe and wants you to spray her with your sperms,’ Marnie murmurs, seductively: she has a way with words. ‘Would you like to come to bed with me, Dex? And try for a baby?

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Antonia and Allen, Ruth, The Potting Shed

The Potting Shed

She felt his weight, his manly body bearing down on hers, igniting his passion with her promise, ‘It’s over, Allen, I promise. She’s gone. I can feel it. I can feel her, sweetheart, I can feel her…’

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Marlene

Selected Really

‘How long must I go on living like this?’ Selected. Really? A story about hope.

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Pearl and Toy

Say Hello to Pearl

Midnight, the Rutting Season. Pearl, a clone, escapes from a secret research laboratory in the Highlands. But first she has to leave Lauren, her human Toy.

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Marie, Maman, snowdrops

Snowdrops

A moving story of a mother’s love, sense of guilt, and responsibility for her limb-deficient artist daughter.

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Taylin, stunning

Taylin Stuns

A woman’s stunning solitary protest against her husband’s violent domestic abuse.

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occasionally...

Occasionally

‘Do you wear stockings?’ ‘Occasionally, you’ll find a pair of black stockings with a red suspender belt in the top drawer.’ She looks around. We’re alone in the moonlight. She speaks to me as if I’m a ragdoll, a corpse, ‘Don’t want to see you like this.’ Jacqui has a sexy intruder in the bedroom.

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picture girl

The Picture Girl

It was a glorious sunny day in March, the warmest day of the year so far, when I met the girl who changed my life.

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Linda, Michael, Daniel, Bunsen

Pretty Still

A schoolgirl’s crush on her chemistry teacher has explosive consequences.

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Dream, to me

Dream, To Me

He feels lonely and unloved. Every night he surfs the internet in search of love. Will his dream come true? Or will he find despair?

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