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August stories Poll #2 - Sisters

August stories Poll #1 - Teddy Bears

3 polls again this month because...why not? 😊 Please vote for your favorites in each category! It's one vote per patron in each poll.

July Flash tale #2 - "Obviously

Ngatea

The English girl laughs a lot, and I’m not all that funny. We’re in a bar, so maybe she’s just drunk, but she doesn’t seem drunk, you know? She just seems like she’s having fun.

Her name is Seren...

July flash tale #2 - landing this weekend!

July Flash tale #1 - "Better"

Parkdale

Ever since I met Danny, I thought he looked handsome in stripes. He disagreed; he would always return the shirts I bought him.

He won’t return clothes now. He wears whatever I pi...

July Flash Tale #1 - landing Wednesday!

June flash tale #2 - "Captive"

Three days ago, I woke up wet. Lying in the dark, my skin damp, I was filled with dread.

I’ve wet myself. I have the virus.

These kinds of thoughts are automatic these days.

When I turned on the light, I understood that it wasn’t me. It was Sam. My full-grown husband with the most immat...

June flash tale #1 - "Careful" (double-length)

Toronto, Canada

I must be honest; following the latest APP protocols feels like stepping onto the glass floor at the top of the CN tower.

I’m reminded of what my big sister Diane said all those years ago, when I was afraid to move beyond the scuff plate. “Come on, Tim, don’t be such a...

Double-length flash tale - landing Friday!

So I got carried away with our first June flash tale, which means it's taking a little longer to finish it. On the plus side, the double-length tale will be released in full on Friday. 

July poll winners - our top 3 'vacation' story ideas

Thank you to our Helpers for great story ideas, and thank you voters for choosing from our 3 categories. 

Our 3 winning ideas for July:

• Blowing Rock - When a sudden bedwetting habit doesn't stop Cassie's plans to go travelling in Europe, her father resorts to more extreme measures - 2022-06-19 15:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post

June Exclusive - "Button" - Epilogue

Amber doesn’t expect to spend much time with her friend Dawn anymore. Not since what happened. But she makes an effort to visit – just a coffee, she won’t stay long – because what happened isn’t Dawn’s fault.

“It must have been such a shock,” Amber says, looking with pity at Andrew as he sits on the floo...

July 'travel stories' Poll #3 - Other Places

3 polls this month because...why not? 😊 Please vote for your favorites in each category! It's one vote per patron in each poll.

June Exclusive - "Button" - Part 3

Andrew doesn’t hear her. He’s too busy enjoying the sensation of the material against his genitals, so thick and soft, secure and reassuring.

“Good boy. You’re gonna like it even more when you have a tinkle. See? I told you I wasn’t a monster.”

This gets Andrew’s attention. He shakes his...

July 'travel stories' Poll #2 - Ngatea

3 polls this month because...why not? 😊 Please vote for your favorites in each category! It's one vote per patron in each poll.

July 'travel stories' Poll #1 - Blowing Rock

3 polls this month because...why not? 😊 Please vote for your favorites in each category! It's one vote per patron in each poll. 

June Exclusive - "Button" - Part 2

Andrew looks at Millie with wide eyes and realizes that he doesn’t understand any of this. The calm from before has been replaced by something more tiring. He could curl up into a ball and hibernate. He could do with a nice, long nap.

Millie smiles. She puts her hands to his face, stroking his skin with gentle fingers...

June Exclusive - "Button" - Part 1

Sweeties store #093

When Andrew enters his office, he sees that Millie is there already. She has a Sweeties box beside her, probably filled with personal belongings. The woman must know that she’s about to be fired.

“You got an idea why I called you in here?” asks Andrew, taking his s...

June Exclusive tale - Starts Friday 🔘

Our APP Virus month kicks off in style this Friday, with our exclusive tale, "Button"... 😊

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 6

SIX

It’s a Sno Cone food truck day, which Brooke prefers. Churros are okay, but she always used to say, in her opinionated teenage years, that churros were just Mexican donuts in the wrong shape.

She doesn’t make that observation today. Partly because the churros truck isn’t here, and partly b...

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 5

Routine is so important, when you have small children. They take comfort in regularity, and at the same time, they will test the boundaries.

Every school day afternoon, after naps and rest time, Mom takes the kids to the park. Depending on the day of the week, there’s a food truck offering ice-creams, or churros, or s...

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 4

There’s plenty to worry about.

It doesn’t take long for Steve to get dressed. He’s not distracted by thoughts of dinosaurs, he’s not wrong-footed by second grade spelling words.

The crackle is back. Moments after returning to his bedroom, Steve picks up on the pillow’s crackle. He holds it to his ear, li...

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 3

Eighteen-year-old Steve goes through to the living room, to find his fifteen-year-old sister on the ground working with Mom on a puzzle designed to challenge preschoolers.

“Where’s the kitty’s tail at?” Mom asks her daughter. The puzzle piece is obvious, and yet Brooke is delighted to find it, smacking it with h...

June poll winners - our top 3 APP story ideas

There's still a May exclusive tale to finish of course, but I wanted to say 1) thank you for the excellent APP virus ideas and 2) thank you for voting! Here's our 3 winning ideas for June: 

• Sam is APP positive and terrified; luckily his wife's BFF has a special video to help Same come to terms with...
  2022-05-24 20:05:43 +0000 UTC View Post

May flash tale #2 - "Bite"

Los Olivos, California

Like always, John has done all the work. He has cooked the pulled pork, made fresh guacamole, sliced the salad veggies. He even set the table – or tables, one for the grown-ups and one for the kids – and he has put bowls of sour cream and shredded Mexican ...

May flash tale #1 - "Easier"

Maynard, KY

“For the life of me, Hayley, I don’t understand how you could possibly imagine that is appropriate for a family photo.”

Mom is saying all the right things, but her daughter doesn’t blush like she used to. It’s as if, at nineteen years of age, she’s finally gotte...

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 2

After breakfast, it’s Steve’s job to clear the table, a small chore that helps make his family run more smoothly in the morning, so that Mommy can get Brooke dressed and ready for the day.

It’s a school day, but school is at home, and Mommy is the teacher. So there is no yellow bus to catch, there are no friends t...

June 'APP Virus' tales - Vote now!

For our June tales, special helpers decided we should have 'APP Virus' stories and then came up with some excellent ideas. And I'm delighted to reveal our 10 ideas for your consideration. 

Please vote for your favorites - ...

Patreon May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - Part 1

Steve wakes up to the sound of interference. Like an old-timey radio crackling between stations. He lies there for a few seconds, eyes closed, wondering about his ears.

He sits up, and the sound fades. He frowns, loo...

May Exclusive - "Conditioned" - starting Sunday! 🐱‍🐉

April Exclusive - "Candles" - Part 3

It’s just for pretend. It’s just a game, like when Kyle played soccer in the back yard. And it’s an easy game, too. Kyle just has to do as he’s told. He just has to be a good boy for Mommy.

And just as Mommy promised, the game is fun, the game reduces the embarrassment over the birthday party to the faintest gli...