The Lodger

The lodger arrived right on time. Quarter past eight. He carried in a sports bag when Andrea let him into the house. They exchanged hesitant smiles as they shuffled around each other. “You want me to leave the door open, so you can get the rest of your stuff?” He… Read more“The Lodger”

The Elixir

This work is copyrighted to LuckOfTheDraw, 2010. No part of it may be reproduced or copied without the written permission of the author. ======== We were lying in bed late at night and cuddling. We did a lot of this those days. Not like earlier, when we were younger and… Read more“The Elixir”

The Mouth

We called him The Mouth. He was unattractive, tall and lanky and weak, with pale, noodly arms and knobby knees and ice-pick elbows. His face was splotchy with acne scars and patchy in places the razor missed, and his eyes were a flat, periwinkle blue, made more dull and lifeless… Read more“The Mouth”

The Hustler

The late morning sun is already hot and the air so still that it barely moves the lace-like branches of the tamarisk. Only the third day into their Aegean idyll. A vacation for the senses, that was the mutual promise. Eleven fifteen. “About time for my walk,”Jason says. “Hmmm,” Miranda… Read more“The Hustler”

The Date

I didn’t notice him at first. So many come my way and many of them are of the opposite sex. Occasionally one will make a comment outside the range of “acceptability,” usually referring to a certain part of my anatomy, above or below my waist. Either way, I’m used to… Read more“The Date”