Crossing Texas – Chapter Thirteen

Crossing Texas – Chapter Thirteen C’mon now, dear little girl,” Sara said after parking her car, “I know you’ve had a difficult day. But you’ve got to stop by the office and check in with Amanda.” “Yes, Mistress.” Tanya and Amanda were working on the books as we entered. “Hi, Mandy. Hi Tanya,” Sara said. … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eleven

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eleven “Mistress Sara, I can’t do this. Please, please, let’s not do this. You could talk with Amanda, reason with her. Tell her how I’ve worked hard all week. I would feel so foolish in a doctor’s office.” Traffic was light as Sara drove towards the city. “Pamela! I’m not your … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Nine

Crossing Texas – Chapter Nine Thankfully my situation improved somewhat after Sunday evening’s low point. Monday morning Sara stopped by my room, told me to not worry as Amanda had left for a couple of days to visit relatives. She said that Amanda would ease up on me once I proved to her that I … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eight

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eight I followed Sara to Amanda’s house, which was about a block west of the hotel, away from the highway noise. Unused to walking in heels, I had difficulty keeping up. My heart throbbed with a mixture of fear and anticipation. Sara entered without knocking. Odd, I thought, Sara must live … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Six

Crossing Texas – Chapter Six I began gathering up my purchases when Ashley interrupted. “Hey. I have a digital camera in my purse. Let’s take a few photographs of him. Great idea! Can we,” Katie asked. She wasn’t addressing me; her question was posed to Sara. These girls apparently realized that Sara was in full … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Four

Crossing Texas – Chapter Four I had barely finished shaving and showering when I heard a knock on the door. “C’mon, Pamela, let’s get going. I don’t want to be up all night with you.” It was Sara. Hurriedly I donned the lavender slacks and white blouse, then opened the door. “Hurry up, Pamela,” said … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Three

Crossing Texas – Chapter Three “Jesus,” I muttered as I pulled on the slacks. A bit baggy in the hips, and a zipper on the side where it would do a man no good, but otherwise a fairly decent fit. Unlike the lavender slacks, the blouse was white and not readily distinguishable from a guy’s … Read more

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter Eight

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter Eight The diaper Reggie had put him in was too big to fit under Benjamin’s pants, sohis boss had insisted he go without them. At first he felt embarassed, the rabbit unableto so much as take a step without his diaper squishing, a cloud of talcum … Read more

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter Seven

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter Seven The lion nodded. “Are you this ignorant of office safety procedures? Here.” Heturned to his computer, typing and clicking on a few things, before spinning the monitoraround for Benjamin to see. On the company’s Health and Safety webpage it read, asclear as day: “Rule #3: … Read more

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter One

A Crinkle In the Fabric of Reality – Chapter One When the telephone was created, could any have envisioned the rise of theinternet, much less the smartphone? Could the first mortals to achieve flight haveimagined airline companies that linked up the globe? Was the first mortal to pulp paper able to envision the rise of … Read more