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Category: Franklin

Answering the Need

“What are you going to do once you’re in there?”
“I don’t know. I’ll just see where it goes from there.”
“Aren’t you scared?”
“No. A little. Should I be?” Continue reading →

Written on 5 Jan 2019
It’s a Lot to Take In

And now, here he was in a glass jar between her ankles, staring up into the warbly image of her huge thighs and the blurry black scrim of underwear where they met. Continue reading →

Written on 9 Aug 2018
Office Treats

Is it someone’s birthday? Was this left over from a baby shower or a potluck? Did someone just find an interesting recipe and want to share it with the office? Continue reading →

Written on 23 Oct 2017
Panicked and Possessed

She shrunk me, but how did she shrink me? And what happened to my clothes? “There, there, my little pet,” she said softly. I could tell she was trying hard to keep her voice down. Continue reading →

Written on 2 Oct 2017
Recounting Two

Her entire world was hazy and wrapped in cotton, all except for this little circle of focus that contained a tiny, handsome man. Continue reading →

Written on 11 May 2017
Recounting

Silently watching, Gabe makes up stories about the people he sees regularly, stories that never include himself… until they do. Continue reading →

Written on 25 Oct 2016
The Performance Review, part 2

Maybe she enjoys ignoring frantic pleas of “Help!”, “What the hell’s going on?!”, and “Oh God, not there! Not again!” That would be in keeping with her persona, but I really think she can’t hear me at all. Continue reading →

Written on 16 Aug 2011
The Performance Review, part 1

“Folger, I need to speak with you.” It’s my semi-annual job review. I don’t think I’m alone in my panic, but certainly no one else shares my reasons for this panic—that is, not unless they work here. Continue reading →

Written on 14 Aug 2011