The workout (fiction)

(This story was inspired in part by a Twitter conversation I had with @WyldeKyttin last week. A chance comment on her part gave me a seed of an idea. The idea blossomed later that day, and I started writing when I got home. This story is the result. I hope you like it. )
They grin [...]

MfM anniversary post.

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week, to celebrate the one year anniversary of MfM and the five year anniversary of the Sweltering Celt blog, the theme [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “contest.”
“I still can’t believe you won this vacation from a website contest,” she said for what had to [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this week’s topic is “breasts.”
He looked up from the register as the silver car stopped [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “breathing.”
The room is dark, barely lit by a few dim, flickering candles. Toys and props lay scattered on [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “teacher.”
He had been in two of her classes at the community college, and even worked as a student [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “espionage.”
He decided early that he wanted a career in espionage.  He grew up watching James Bond movies and [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “sleep.”
He floats near the edge of consciousness, the sensations slowly drawing him up from the depths of sleep.  [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “sports.”
“I don’t see how you can watch wrestling. It’s so fake,” she said as she walked into the [...]

Microfantasy Monday

Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Ang – the Sweltering Celt.  She provides a topic each week.  The idea is to give a snapshot of a story, but still leave some to the imagination.
This week’s topic is “cleaning.”
He had called her on his lunch break and told her to be sure she cleaned the house.  [...]