Something new in 2022! Stories from the Wicked Quickies series! (1000 words or fewer)
“Many bags look alike! Be sure to check the luggage tag to be sure you have your own bag!” We’ve all seen these warning signs at airport baggage carousels, but it’s easy to skip this step, as Paul and Nicole did in “Bag Tag”. In their case, however, each of them was thrilled to fulfill the need to correct the oversight, especially after examining the contents of the bag they came home with.
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Nina was beside herself with anticipation when her internet friend, Alex, arrived for their first visit. The hotel room was ready, and Nina could hardly wait to begin the romantic rendezvous they had planned. Before tumbling into bed though, her suddenly face-to-face friend had an opening gambit involving the slow removal of her clothing and its distribution to random locations around the room.
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Jim and Sophie, back for a High School Band reunion twenty years after they graduated, are free in their old hometown. The kids are at their grandparents’ house, and Jim and Sophie are looking forward to a throwback weekend in the motel where they lost their virginity together twenty years ago. Their old mutual friend Tom will be there too, and old fantasies may just be remembered. And rekindled!
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The thrill was gone. Both knew it. Delbert’s desire for Birdie’s body had changed over twenty-five years from unlimited to uninterested. Birdie had attempted dressing in sexier clothes and being more affectionate, but nothing had helped. As a last resort, she consulted her good friend, Vivian, about her Delbert dilemma. The very experienced Vivian, whose name means “Lively”, had a foolproof, idea!
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Even though they rarely see each other around town, and have never touched each other, next door neighbors, Ruby and Earl, celebrate a small but thrilling ritual together every Friday night, after Ruby's husband has gone to work and Earl's elderly mother had gone to bed. Both participants anticipate and prepare for this ritual as though it was a religious ceremony, and for them, it is.
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