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Talk: Plates in the Air

I need to pair down the number of things I have nearly finished. This is, hopefully, a complete list, including very minor spoilers:

• Hard To Look At: I have been stalled on the last chapter...
  2024-02-18 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 10

Later at home, I was in the garage. I felt like challenging myself so I took an old T-shirt and ripped it into strips. I carefully threaded it through my head snakes, blindfolding myself. With my head snakes it seemed like I could see perfectly all around me. The only real difficulty was remember...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 9

I woke up Saturday morning with two legs, much to my relief. I showered and returned to my room. As I looked through my closet I noticed the one pair of jeans I had purchased just a handful of days ago. Reaching for the jeans made me feel funny on Thursday. Today, I picked them up off the rack wi...

Talk: Second Contest Entry

Some people have apparently submit many entries to the contest. Not sure that's a good strategy. But I have submitted two: Marriage Counseling and 2024-02-13 03:32:24 +0000 UTC View Post

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 8

Going to sleep queasy must have been why I had so many nightmares. One particularly vivid one involved me devouring people, my friends and family, like a snake would. I woke rubbing my jaw wondering if it could drop low enough to swallow a human whole.

I felt wrong. The queasiness was gone....

Talk: I submitted a story to a contest

There's a new story up on BigClosetr.us for their 2024 New Year's contest. Per the rules of the contest, I can't post it here until the 14th. But, I'd like it if follow the link and read and,...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 7

I woke up Thursday morning with a queasy feeling in my gut. I figured it was nerves: today was my first day back to school. I hoped taking a shower would help me get settled. I did my business in the bathroom and felt a little more awake. That seemed to help.

I felt the need to wear my othe...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 6

There was a soft knock at the door. I snapped my inner eyelids shut and called out, "Come in."

"Is it done?"

"No, I think I'm doing a different experiment, now."

"Oh? What happened?"

"Look at the bird," I said. "When I petrified it, his head was turned to the right at a sh...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 5

We returned from the mall around two o'clock. As we walked past the garage I was surprised to see the bird statue still sitting just outside the back of the breezeway. As I hurried up to my room to drop off my shopping bags, Mom called out to me. "Don't even think about wearing that cream colored...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 4

When I woke up I couldn’t remember falling asleep. It was still dark according to the clock even though I could see clearly. I felt wide awake so I got up. I used the bathroom and went downstairs.

Mom was in the kitchen looking like she normally did in the morning, painfully thin like she...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 3

The waiting room was mostly empty. The receptionist waved me over, "Your mother needed to go start dinner. She said your father would be here in about a half hour." She glanced over at Dr. Adelaide's door before continuing softly, "She had you petrify her."

I must have looked shocked as I n...

CAP - Marrying My Wife's Husband

Part 5, when I finished this, I thought, okay, this series is done. Except, I now have another in progress.... Yes, optimally this would be a bridal image but I couldn't find one with Anna in a bridal dress. And model Anna Shakola has been the "wife" in all 5 of these stories.

And then I fo...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 2

I did not remember anything after that until I woke up. I was face down and cold. My head itched like crazy. I opened one eye and there were thick greenish cords in front of me. Before I got a good look at them, my head itched again and the cords kind of swirled up and out of the way. A pant leg ...

MTU: Hard To Look At - Chapter 1

"Hey, Gorgon, did you twist last night?" Called the familiar and unwanted voice of Tommy Radner. "Look, somehow you got uglier." Suddenly a hideously mangled image of my face appeared floating in front of me where everyone in the hallway could see it.

"Tom, I think you may have improved his...

MTU: Hard To Look At -- Introduction and Index

Hard To Look At is the second** story I've written in Morpheus' Twisted Universe. It is about 20 parts or about 60,000 words, a short novel. I started writing it over 12 years ago...

Five Minute Girl, Chapter 5

“John, there’s a man and a woman standing outside the store. The woman looks like she could be Erica’s twin,” Shelly said.

“Thanks. I’ll be right back.” He left the store and walked up to the woman. “Melanie?”

As soon as John approached the couple, the woman said, �...

The Truth - Chapter 9

Sandra was trembling, seeing a thoughtful look cross Jon’s face.

“You see that dress in the window?”

The men looked and the man with the money said, “We aren’t interested in a dress.”

“No, you don’t look the type. But I know the owner of the store and you guys ju...

Five Minute Girl, Chapter 4

John and Erica were driving north to a small town in the mountains. Erica was very nervous and asked John to leave her frozen because she didn’t want to get on his nerves. At first, he resisted but eventually found the wisdom in her request and they drove in silence. Being a mannequin also help...

The Truth - Chapter 8

At his apartment, he penned a delicious meal, which they ravenously ate. “We went too long without food, I think.” He said. “I barely tasted that.” He got up and put the DVD on his desk in the player.

Sandra tore off a piece of bread and followed him to the sofa. “This bread is am...

Poll: Buying The Wife A Gift - 2024 edition

I've created a 5th image in the Buying the Wife a Gift CAP series. It'll be out toward the end of the month. But, in so doing, I've been looking at the old CAPs and my editor brain took over. Below is the 2nd CAP in the series Wearing The Gift To My Wife. And if you look at the original, link bel...

Ted's Dolls 33: Emily 7

If you haven't read any of the prior Ted's Dolls stories, you should start with Ted's Dolls 1: Jane before reading this one. The role-playing game content of this story follows from Ted’s Dolls 28: Emily 6. The wizardry content follows from Ted’s Dolls 31: Jane 4. Ted’s Dolls 25: Jane 3...