K.C. Perrin Unexpected consequences

If there was one chore Irene hated the most, it was cleaning. It was just a never-ending task that as soon as you ignored it for a moment, piled up into an insurmountable load of work. She could spend her whole Saturday cleaning up her apartment, and less than a full week later, she was […]

It’s a warm Saturday in the middle of summer as I walk down the busy city center. Free from work for a day, I’ve set my eyes on an afternoon of shopping and enjoying the nice weather. The shopping street is busy this time of day, couples and families coming out to see the sun, […]

I usually start my Monday mornings with a bit of optimism, sure the weekend has passed and the work-week has just begun, but if you enjoy your job, it isn’t as bad as some people make it out to be. When things start going wrong early however, it often sets the tone for the rest […]

“That lifeguard is checking you out,” Samantha said. I giggled and turned around to look behind me. A handsome young man, wearing short, tight swim-trunks and a wet white t-shirt sat on top of his high chair, casually glancing in our direction. It was Saturday afternoon, our weekly swimming session. Every week, Samantha and I […]

It all started with a letter ’d found two days ago while going through my roommate’s mail. Sarah was on a three week trip out of the country and had asked me to collect her mail, water her plants and feed her cat Mittens. Most mail she received, I could sort into two piles: bills […]

“It’s about time,” Eric thought when there was a knock at his apartment door. It had been two weeks since his landlord had promised he’d send someone over to fix the leaky faucet in his kitchen, and after several more messages back and forth, he’d been told to be home today because someone was coming. […]

Sophie tried to gasp for air, breathing heavily through her nose as her lips wouldn’t part any further. The dull ache in her knees was but a faint distraction as she knelt on the hard wooden floor; more prevalent was the sharp pain at the back of her neck where Gregory had grabbed a fistful […]

Sylvia was readying herself for an ordinary, relaxing Friday-evening in front of the TV when her roommate Natasha got home visibly distressed. The two young women had met in college and now shared an apartment to save on costs until they could afford a place of their own. Natasha especially was saving all her money, […]

Submitting to my new master Hello, my name is Anna and this is the story of how I met my Master, Jonathan. I’ve divided it up in several chapters, one for each date we’ve been on. First date: Sleeping with a stranger This story starts at the time I worked as a secretary at a […]

Emily arrived at the bike-repair shop with her bicycle in hand. The chain of her bike had fallen off and the tires could do with some inflating, both things she could try herself, but she didn’t want to get her hands dirty. Like most people, Emily used her car to get around, but she’d bought […]