by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
He knelt on the hardwood, the cracks of the old Lower East Side apartment’s aging floor pressing against his knees through the thin material of his black tuxedo trousers. The giggling around the room was pervasive, as were the popping of champagne bottles and the...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The text message came at 11 am that Saturday and simply read “fine.” I didn’t know what to do with myself, and so I set upon the only thing I could think of. I cleaned my apartment. My place was small, a studio, and I tried to keep it relatively spotless, but she was...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
It started in such a simple and silly way. A bunch of us were out, in a crowded bar, huddled in small groups so we could hear each other, when randomly the topic of grooming came up. Kimberly tended to be the quiet one in our group, and because of that, I always...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes my eyes fell away from the book and the symbols, and my mind trailed down, down to where she lay. Blood sister, immaculate in her tattoos and freckles, laying on the ground skyclad, one knee bend and one bare sole on the cold earth. We came to the woods to...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The whole idea of a female roommate was a bit odd to Mark. When his first roommate Tom moved out, Mark was in a pretty tough place financially, so he took the first person who inquired about the room. Paige was quiet, neat, and mostly stayed out of his way, so it...