Torsade Literary Space The Resident (part fourteen)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (cont’d) (part fourteen) “Is that you, squirming again?” Wissary patted a shoulder. “Sleep, Des.” Desander sat up. “How many of those drinks did you have?” “I suppose you mean to ask, since I bought exactly two, did I drink them both? […]
The Resident (part thirteen)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (cont’d) (part thirteen) Wissary pulled to Aura’s rear bumper. He pushed the engine button— The car chimed in discontent. He took a foot off the brake, peering for a dashboard clue; the car at last mentioned that it preferred the brake […]
The Resident (part twelve)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (part twelve) A door swung open to the passage, the sliver of wet-looking concrete between garage and house. A man stepped out, flung into a stride, noticed himself watched, skidded on a paver, wobbled upright. “Oh, hello… Claudie!” “John, that’s Debra, […]
The Resident (part eleven)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (part eleven) “So a hangar, a fueling station, mechanic’s shop. And some kind of lounge, case of thunderstorms, guests have to wait for a car. But no tower. Still, with the idea of mapping out space for one…” Debra squatted. She […]
The Resident (part ten)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (part ten) Wissary’s tenterhooks helped obscure Desander’s own. A hundred things seemed to need organizing, for a party with four guests. “No, we’ve got to have Jennifer. Would Gemma come?” “Call Aura, Wiss, and find out if she can bring her friend. No, Gemma won’t.” […]
The Resident (part nine)
Chapter Two An Anniversary Party (part nine) “I think I…what do they say? Being given a stick somehow. Why?” Desander sighed, and drove on. He had been trying to ignore this story. “But Aura’s wonderful friend… She came right up and pinched my silk between her fingers…” He flapped his […]
The Resident (part eight)
Chapter One Dark Paneling (continued) “I’m roundabout,” Aura was saying, “but the Crew College is where the staff trains, at Maple Hill. For Maple Hill, I guess… They have hospitality courses open to the public. Acervillas is a huge resort firm. Two point nine billion funding.” “Really?” “I don’t know […]
The Mirrors (part nine)
The Mirrors (part nine) But here was a sheet of stationery paper, folded. Typed on. Charleton I promise I made the story up. Please don’t accuse me of being better than that. I’m sorry I must have preyed on your mind far more than I could have known. Of […]
The Resident (part seven)
Chapter One Dark Paneling (continued) Not, he’d been about to say, make them remember you for all the wrong reasons…irritated that Wissary could be irritated with him. But Teconieshe spoke. “The young couple were going to buy it, three hundred above the rent, later John said he could manage five…six thousand […]
The Resident (part six)
Chapter One Dark Paneling (continued) “Go in and get you something to drink,” Stu called out. “Lunch any time now, Dad.” Deb’s over-the-shoulder glance caught her fiancé’s frozen sneer. She turned in full, with a warning deliberation, and shot Bridge the dagger of a look. One visitor was dressed in […]