Tammy took a few deep breaths before she entered room 403. “Good evening, Mr. Cartwright,” she said business-like, as polite as she could manage given the inevitable response. “Go fuck yourself, you fat cow. I’m in pain, give me morphine.” She was sure he wasn’t in as much pain as he should have been. According… Continue reading Relief (nurse)
Month: February 2015
Witch
As the judge passed his verdict, the accused, then the convicted, now the deceased, breathed a sigh of what looked like relief. She had seemed bored all through the proceedings, even as various men of the community recalled with torrid detail her seduction tactics. Goodman Jonas wept as he recounted the spell that compelled him… Continue reading Witch
History
Dr. Deacon showed his bicep to the class. A couple of the football players were impressed, but most of the girls seemed embarrassed. Blushing was how teenagers showed admiration, he knew, but he was still annoyed by their evasive glances. A nerd raised his hand. “Is this going to be on the test?” Other students… Continue reading History
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Two friends of opposite genders are watching a sporting event on television. The woman is bored. The man is enthusiastic. His enthusiasm bores her more than the game itself. He looks over to her after what to him was an exciting play, and she nods to avoid corrupting his childlike wonder. Maintaining the implicit deceit… Continue reading Advertisement
pH
Research was the easy part. Some compounds produce scent and flavor when dissolved in an alcohol solution. Obvious. Which associations are triggered in test subjects depends largely, but not entirely, on the relationship between the synthetic molecule and those found in nature. Olaf wasn’t in the mood to document. He’d done it all so many… Continue reading pH
Cheater
Through the dark, Gerard massaged the air around his wife’s body until he found her. She was motionless, almost unaware of him, until his hand landed gently against her skin. The sensation took her by surprise, and she twitched, but his other hand brushed against her hair and smoothed her down. He could tell she… Continue reading Cheater
Robustness (part 1)
Amnesia wasn’t the issue. Ezekiel remembered the last five years down to the last detail. He had had jobs and relationships. That was all. He was in an office now. Or he was undercover for special police. A reporter for a tiny newspaper in rural Arkansas. A bartender in a pansexual strip club. A line… Continue reading Robustness (part 1)
Utopia
Nestled deeply in her favorite chair, Caroline took a sip of piña colada and contemplated the beauty of the universe. She knew exactly how large it was, and was comfortable with her relative insignificance. She heard a noise behind her, and turned her head to see who it was. Though she lived alone, she had… Continue reading Utopia
Teenager
He stared at his hands in disbelief. He hadn’t even been angry, not very. Not enough. Only a psychopath would act as he had acted, but he wasn’t a psychopath, he knew. “The asshole had it coming,” he told himself, but he didn’t believe it. He tried again. “I didn’t have any other choice.” The house… Continue reading Teenager
Hetero
She poured the last several sips of wine down her throat and stared at the ceiling. The gentleman seemed nice enough in his well-fitting suit, but he didn’t seem to like her. His smile was plastic and conciliatory. Desiree hadn’t been out in a while, certainly not on what one would call a date. She… Continue reading Hetero
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