by Jack Stratton | Oct 27, 2025 | Order of Dionysis
Thinking back, it struck Rebecca as silly that she once worshipped the Barnes & Noble in her little hometown in Connecticut. How it seemed a sanctuary from the mall and all the over-branded family dining experiences that ran up and down Main Street and not just...
by Jack Stratton | Oct 27, 2025 | Order of Dionysis
There is a nondescript wooden door at the end of one of the long marble hallways of the Main Branch of the New York Public Library that you can only enter if you have the right knock and the right word and a particular pin on your lapel. Knowledge of the “Private...
by Jack Stratton | Oct 27, 2025 | Order of Dionysis
Henry twisted his neck back and forth, trying to get some relief from the tightness of his collar and tie. Usually, he enjoyed cocktail parties, getting dressed up, mingling and carousing, but that evening he just wanted to be home in bed. It had been a horrible day,...
by Jack Stratton | Oct 27, 2025 | Order of Dionysis
The key, Kelly found, was forgetting about the little red “G” on her nametag. Forget about the negotiation and the conversation and all of the agreements and safewords and so on. Walk into the party with a blank mind. Be in the moment and be at the party. Pretend the...
by Jack Stratton | Oct 27, 2025 | Order of Dionysis
Sometimes the word “crush” made perfect sense. It felt like that, like being crushed, like being pressed under the weight of want, the density of desire. Sometimes I thought about Caitlyn and my chest swelled. She was just so pretty and kind and charming. Maybe...