Stories tagged “lady”
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How Long Has It Been?
“So, was there a cabin 43?” I tried to sound nonchalant. She was quiet for a count of five. “You’re just one of THOSE people,” she huffed. “What? Who? I just noticed that there seemed to be one missing. That’s ...
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She Touched Me
She didn’t say anything. My eyes followed her frame as she moved around the table. Looking back, it was like a vulture or just some really amused cat waiting for the right time to pounce on my chest. She hummed a strange tune. Wisps of her perfum...
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The tube
As he sat he glances around him. The usual mundane crowd of London types. His eyes fixed on a middle aged woman almost opposite him. She had a slightly awkward demeanour and wore a threadbare coat made of a woven wool material. Her dark hair was thi...
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The prize
Rustling the bag she had previously crumpled tightly in her hand, she produced a sealed bottle of water. He realized he was staring at her. This wasn’t the done thing on the tube, so he forced himself to look away. When he glanced back, a curi...
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On the Play Field of Battle, Such As It Was
With his usual knack for going unseen, Alex slipped from the classroom and bolted for the outside door. A quick left out the heavy, metal door, and he was rounding the side of the building to the wide play yard. There the lady in black stockings contin...
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Taller
There was a lady in the news she was quite fair and not too loose “I wish I was taller, for my gentleman caller.” and bought some sky-high fuck-me shoes.
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The Lady as the Tiger
The princess had told her lover which door to choose. He now stood before it, working up the courage to enter. All eyes were upon him, waiting for the spectacle to commence. The time was now. The princess slipped from her throne and scrambled down a se...
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Jane
Born in autumn 1537 Daughter of Marquess of Dorset and Francis Brandon Related to royalty through mother’s ties Intelligent and pious this girl you did find Rejected as the girl that they didn’t want, Expected to be something she was not In...
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Power Be It Now
I chose power. That one night after the Satanic chant, he offered our group a choice; one thing they wanted and I couldn’t help but chose power. Everyone was stupid enough to chose simple things like riches and beauty, but power can take you furt...
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A Sailor's Lady.
I fight not for my country. I fight not for my men. I fight for my Lady ashore. She has hair of silk. She has eyes of gold. She has everything I adore. I fight for my Lady. I fight for her heart. I fight to give her more. She is so humble. She is so ki...
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Wandering Eyes
A stare is aloft, Soft like the air, In silence it walks Atop who talks To me— those who care, Who have my ear, But not my eyes— They wander to where I’d rather sit If I could only fit In over there.
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Modern Crazy Cat Lady
I awoke from my slumber. My cellular device convulsed wildly atop the granite counter. It purred and hummed, flopping like a dying fish on an ivory dock. A message this late at night? The spasmodic dance continued briefly, then dissolved into an incess...