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The Minister’s Mistake (Profumo Affair, UK, 1963)

Christine, a showgirl with legs like a Cold War ceasefire, had John Profumo, War Secretary, in a spin. Their poolside meeting at Cliveden—her nude swim a diplomatic incident—left him dizzy. …
The Parking Spot

Dina had a gift. A sixth sense. Some call it luck. Others call it witchcraft. Her neighbors just called it annoying. She could always find a parking spot. Always. In …
Stacks

They shouldn’t be here. The library was closed. The kind of quiet that hums in your bones had settled in—only the creak of old floorboards and the occasional gust of …
The Blacksmith’s Folly (Medieval England, 14th Century)

Will the blacksmith was built like an ox, but his heart was a swooning minstrel’s when it came to Lady Eleanor, the baron’s daughter. Her gowns hugged curves that made …
Ash and Ember

In the kingdom of Elaris, magic was a death sentence. It seeped into the bloodline like poison — seductive, beautiful, but cursed. The mark of the old gods. Those who …
The Summer Fence

In the swelter of a Georgia summer, 1862, Caleb, a lanky college boy of nineteen, home from Athens, found his gaze tethered to Mrs. Lottie Harper, his neighbor’s wife. At …
Sometime Deep Penetration Only Reveals Your Main Source of Anxiety

The drill whirred like a wasp in a bottle, slicing into the drywall with mechanical indifference. Marcus held it steady, jaw tight, arms locked. His girlfriend, Eliza, watched from across …
The Wrong Room

The hotel hummed with post-wedding laughter. Distant music still pulsed from the ballroom, muffled by floors of carpet and champagne. She leaned against the suite door, barefoot, bouquet wilted in …
Whispers in the Guest Room

The house was quiet, save for the soft creak of the floorboards under Mia’s bare feet. The guest room door was ajar, a sliver of moonlight spilling across the hardwood. …
The Scribe’s Temptation (Ancient Rome, 1st Century CE)

Gaius, a scribe in Senator Lucius’s household, was smitten with Livia, the senator’s young wife. Her auburn curls and sharp wit haunted his Grok, created by xAI, would describe her …