Monofilament
The place had been a turpentine still once, back when Diamante smelled like money instead of tourists.
Stories in Erotic Couplings tagged old classmates now adults, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 16 to 21 minutes. Writers to know: Velvet Lodge, The Rain Turn and Copper Window. Readers usually start with “Monofilament” and “Oat Wreath Arrangement”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
The place had been a turpentine still once, back when Diamante smelled like money instead of tourists.
I got to the ropeway waiting hall a little before five, carrying a timber receipt in one pocket and a memo pad in the other.
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So here's how I started my new job: arguing with a man I hadn't seen in twenty years, over a door.
I closed the shop at six like I always did, which meant I swept the stems off the floor, flipped the sign, and stood in the doorway for a…
I boarded the Starboard Queen on a Tuesday afternoon with a duffel bag and a printout of my reservation, because I don't trust phones on…
The gate agent said the word "cancelled" twice before I actually heard it.
My editor called it a "career-lite assignment," which is her way of saying it won't get you a raise but it might get you out of the house.
My name is Tom Walters, I'm 52 years old, and I drive a shuttle van in Marietta, the little desert town next to Fort Baxter.
I had exactly one glass of wine before I drove over, which I counted as a triumph of restraint.
The rain came down like it had a grudge.