Ruby Glowing…

‘Do whatever makes your spirit glow out loud.’ – Ibrahim Hands over her eyes, he pushed her forward into the kitchen, whispering all sorts of filth into her ears. Promises of what he had planned, how he was going to make her feel; talk of the surprise he had waiting. Turning her as they entered […]

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EuphOff: Tasting notes…

‘Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.’ – Ernest Hemingway In another life, I am trying […]

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Hoar frost…

‘Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.’ – Robert Frost, Fire and Ice He is a creature of the night, dancing under the gaze of the moon and stars. On clear nights, their music fills the darkness […]

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Shadow puppets…

‘I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow.’ – Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar The orange glow of the sunset was pouring through the big window, projecting a bright square onto the wall above them. A supposedly quick post-lunch fuck had become a long and lazy afternoon nap, and now twilight […]

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Four years…

‘We have learned to see the world in gasps.’ – Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale Not exactly a story about sports, as the Wicked Wednesday prompt suggested, but more on the Olympics and how much can change in four years. *** BEIJING 2008 I wasn’t ready to be faced by those eyes, wow those beautiful […]

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Identify me…

Theodore: Hey. What are you up to? Samantha: I don’t know. Just reading advice columns. I want to be as complicated as all of these people. Theodore: You’re sweet. – Her (2013) I am absolutely fascinated by the technological possibilities within the sex industry, and I don’t necessarily mean just within sex toys, although these […]

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Life modelling…

‘There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.’ – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit I like that I can look at you this way, with distance and clarity, and that I can just look. […]

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