Stories tagged “mojito”

  • A Dead Man's Best Friend

    I woke up to a howling. It sounded like my dog, locked out in the back yard. It was my day off, so I did what I usually do. “SHUT UP, YOU PIECE OF CRAP!” I shouted out my window, using my human authority of loud speech to quiet the beast. I...

    • Author: Spooky M
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.

  • Diamonds in the Night: Living on the Edge

    A partial curse, quickly silenced, escaped into the night. Jacqueline tried not to think about the Senator’s daughter, but the image of her clad in a loose fitting cotton robe, hair hanging in newly-showered disarray, kept creeping into her mind ...

  • Diamonds in the Night: An Act of Desperation

    Jacqueline could feel her hands slipping; she had only seconds to come up with a plan. Luckily, she never came to a party unprepared. Reaching down to her belt, her fingers found the grenade. Activating it, she waited a second before letting it go. 3, ...

    • Author: Seven
    • Posted 11 months ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • Red Roses and Dry Gin: Waiting For a Sign

    Jacqueline slapped her arm, killing the mosquito that had mistaken her for easy prey. There were a lot of things that could be said about Mexico but so far she was unimpressed. Mostly it was hot and dirty. A young senorita swayed by in a long colourful...