Patina of Want
Delilah Fairchild was fifty-five years old, and she had carried a double boiler across a volcano's doorstep before she had ever carried a…
Stories in Erotic Couplings tagged chastity, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 16 to 22 minutes. Writers to know: Coral Atlas, Shadow Story and The Rowan Anchor. Readers usually start with “Patina of Want” and “The Thursday Woman”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Delilah Fairchild was fifty-five years old, and she had carried a double boiler across a volcano's doorstep before she had ever carried a…
The night shift at a desert motel teaches a man two things.
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I hadn't set foot on the Atlantic Star in three years, and the bastard still recognized me.
I've been carrying mail in Cactus Flats for twenty-six years.