"Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy." -Arab Proverb *** "There is, of course, the tale of the man who built a horse of ebony that flew through the air with its rider—" "We've heard that one already. What about the tale of the three Sufi Qalandars who were each the sons of kings and also each blind in one eye?" "That one was as old as a dried date when...

Added 18 Feb 2013 | Category Group Sex | Votes 8 | Avg Score 4.63 | Views 2,227 | 4 Comments

" Mine were an old people, and were old even when this land was settled . And now they were scattered, and shared only the rituals of mysteries that none living could understand. I was the only one who came back that night to the old town as legend bade, for only the poor and the lonely remember." -H.P. Lovecraft, "The Festival" *** I have only one memory of my extended family,...

Added 16 Dec 2012 | Category Supernatural | Votes 1 | Avg Score 5 | Views 866

“Death doesn't exist. It never did, it never will. All it is, is a stopped watch, a loss, an end, a darkness. Everything that happens before Death is what counts.” -Ray Bradbury, "Something Wicked This Way Comes" *** It was late, and everyone else had gone home. There was no one to keep Sharon company. No one but the dead. Sometimes, when she was alone in the museum like this,...

Added 11 Oct 2012 | Category Supernatural | Votes 7 | Avg Score 4.86 | Views 1,569 | 2 Comments

It was midnight when she started screaming. Ellen groaned. Stephen sat up but she grabbed his arm. "No!" she said. "We agreed." "Honey, for God's sake listen to her, she's terrified!" Ellen crossed her arms. "I don't care, I'm tired of this. She has to learn. If you go in there it'll be like every other night:You'll look under the bed and in the closet and tell her nothing is there...

Added 04 Oct 2012 | Category Supernatural | Votes 8 | Avg Score 4.5 | Views 3,468

"O I forbid you, maidens all, That wear gold in your hair, To come or go by Carterhaugh, For young Tam Lin is there." -"The Ballad of Tam Lin," Traditional. *** Halfway through the forest the carriage stuck and wouldn't budge. Lady Astrid fanned herself and sighed as the coachman tried his best to get them going again. "What seems to be the problem?" she said, sticking her head out...

Added 03 Oct 2012 | Category Supernatural | Votes 4 | Avg Score 5 | Views 1,105 | 4 Comments

He paused, "You know it's strange, but I can't seem to remember anything at all." Robert stood in the doorway, unsure what to do, disoriented. "Is that so?" said a voice from inside the room. "Yes," Robert said, frowning. "Believe it or not, for a second there I couldn't even remember my own name!" Charlotte looked around the corner at him. "I hope you haven't forgotten mine." ...

Added 01 Oct 2012 | Category Quickie Sex | Votes 5 | Avg Score 5 | Views 1,351 | 5 Comments

Luc seemed dazed for a second, as if overwhelmed by what he'd learned. Darius waited for him to recover, skimming the headlines of the newspaper on the cafe table and saying nothing, respecting the other man's silence. A great deal of time passed. "So you mean I can wish for anything I want?" Luc said once he could speak again. "Almost anything," Darius said, flicking his eyes down columns...

Added 29 Sep 2012 | Category Wife Lovers | Votes 8 | Avg Score 4.75 | Views 3,177 | 3 Comments