Body & Soul #2: Eve Baker is on the verge of sexual liberation. The cost? Her immortal soul. A game of strip poker tests the boundaries of her sexual curiosity. — Previously: Eve feels humiliated after a twisted object lesson at the church retreat. A conflict develops between her newfound sexuality and her religion. That evening, after the lazy summer sun had set, the pastor hosted a cribbage tournament in the dining hall. …

Body & Soul #1: Eve Baker, age 17, faces temptation after she stumbles across a group of high school boys swimming in a lake, naked. An object lesson on abstinence leaves her feeling conflicted about her sexuality. — Sunday, June 17th 10:13 a.m. Eve Baker passed through a wrought iron trellis and entered a small apple orchard tucked between the Birchbury Baptist church and Gooseberry Lake. She sat on a bed of downy moss at the base of a deep-rooted tree, relieved to have escaped the blazing summer…

On The Horns of a Dilemma #2: An unexpected pregnancy forces Sadie to ask the man who stole her innocence for help… — Continued from here… The seams of Sadie’s heart began to rupture. “You’re the only person I’ve been with, David. Ever.” What little blood lived behind David’s sharp, pale cheeks took a vacation. He fondled his sermon papers with his back turned. On more than one occasion, he had divulged to…

On The Horns of a Dilemma #1: A trip to the doctor complicates Sadie’s already unstable life… — Sadie had been relatively calm until the clinic called shortly after breakfast. The receptionist insisted that she come in right away as the diagnosis was too sensitive to say over the phone. Now she was waiting in a crowded lobby for her name to be called. Dr. Charles Carson, the…

Oklahoma, Summer of ’73: Eve wasn’t like the other girls in her small town… — The old Baptist church reeked of mildew and sweat, musks and perfumes. Father Emerson moralized a fallacious sermon rooted in Galatians 6:1 from the pulpit. “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. …

Part Three: Sometimes we make it, sometimes we don’t… — Find all epsiodes here… Roy arrived home at the usual time. He dropped his mining tools and swallowed a gulp of bourbon straight from the bottle. A strange phenomenon occurred. He smiled. “Melora,” he knelt beside the bed, his voice delicate. When Melora removed the blanket, she saw Roy’s hand…

Part Two: There are many types of lovers, some good, some bad, some… — Part one. Discordant sounds resonated inside the old shack. The brass bed frame creaked and clattered. …

Part One: In Hot Creek, We Earn Our Fortune. . . — The shack was warm with the scent of juniper meandering in through an open window. It had been three months since Melora Herring had arrived in Hot Creek, a gold mining village perched on the side of a dehydrated mountain, far away from the usual means of amusement: books, music…

A celebration of life in the darkest of times. — Kyiv, Ukraine, 1941 Regina heard the crunch of boots on gravel. She pressed her back against the cold brick wall and peered around the corner. A pair of soldiers in gray uniforms patrolled the deserted city streets. Their foreign words trailed off into the distance as they crossed a courtyard outside of the…