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November 8 - November 9, 2024
The plural of vampire is vampire.
he explained the fine art of tipping: who gets one, when, for what service, how much, and how it should be given. She thought it was way too complicated.
It was simple and flexible meaning that they would basically make it up as they went along.
He’s the sex version of fast food drive-through. It looks so good. It smells so good. It tastes so good. And you can get it quick. But, afterward you feel yucky and are sorry you did it.”
Elora made herself a cup of sugar and cream with a touch of coffee.
every woman has a Medusa side.
She so did not want to laugh at that. But she laughed at that.
If we all want to wear blue jeans how different can we really be?"
“Well, let me see. You’re into the arts. All the arts. You wear silk. You write romance novels. You have long hair. You’re over thirty with a flat stomach. And you have lots of pillows on your bed.”
that she brought a warmth to the room that made the fire want to die of shame.
“Do you think there will be a debriefing?” He tore his eyes away from her mouth and flashed one of his mischievous smiles. “Would like that, but I’m no’ wearin' briefs. I wear boxers,” he leaned in close, “as you know.”
It only takes a heartbeat for the mind to grasp a new perspective and shift to accommodate a different way of thinking.
Ram looked up and gave her that special smile that she had come to know was for her alone. The one that said: “The sun just rose in the heavens because you’ve arrived.”
He was so grateful he had lived long enough to understand what motivates men to write love songs and sonnets, long enough to grasp the difference between fucking and making love.
It forced her to ask herself if she was sure that “doing the right thing” was always the “right thing to do”.
“Sometimes hope and denial go hand in hand.”
No phone, no lights, no motor cars. Not a single luxury. Like Robinson Crusoe, it’s primitive as can be.
He always left her alone when he saw her eyes glaze over and knew she was away on some private, inner journey where she sorted things out.
