The Glove and the Gavel
I want to tell you how I ended up standing in a feather factory in Sikasso at half past six on a Thursday, holding a steel contraption I…
Stories in Fetish tagged funny and chatty, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 13 to 19 minutes. Writers to know: Winter Cipher, Obsidian Verse and Lodge of Winter. Readers usually start with “The Glove and the Gavel” and “The Heart Key”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
I want to tell you how I ended up standing in a feather factory in Sikasso at half past six on a Thursday, holding a steel contraption I…
The mud was everywhere.
I leaned on the rail at the stern and watched Dover shrink behind us.
Nadine here.
I'm sixty-four years old and I don't apologize for anything anymore.
My name is Mack, I am sixty-two years old, and I have never once backed down from a contest in my whole life.
The parking lot had one truck left in it.
The heat was stupid that afternoon.
Four months is a long time.
Bo had the timer's chair by the back wall, same as every year.
The board flipped to CANCELLED at 8:47 pm, and I stood there with my boarding pass still in my hand like an idiot, watching the word sit…
I wake up in my crew cabin with chocolate on my mind.