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Redemption

·Feb 3

The Sexual Enlightenment of Eve Baker

Body & Soul #3: A late-night conversation with the pastor and an erotic manuscript helps Eve navigate her sexuality. — Previously — A conflict develops between Eve’s newfound sexuality and her religion. Part one here… Part two here… Sunday, June 17th 8:01 p.m. Eve walked the moonlit beaches of Gooseberry Lake until she had traveled the entire circumference twice. She sat down and inspected the plastic ring from the mock…

Transgressive Fiction

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Body & Soul #3: The Sexual Enlightenment of Eve Baker
Body & Soul #3: The Sexual Enlightenment of Eve Baker
Transgressive Fiction

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Redemption

·Jan 27

Playing With The Boys

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. …

Transgressive Fiction

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Body & Soul #2: Playing With The Boys
Body & Soul #2: Playing With The Boys
Transgressive Fiction

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Redemption

·Jan 20

Object Lessons

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…

Transgressive Fiction

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Body & Soul #1: Object Lessons
Body & Soul #1: Object Lessons
Transgressive Fiction

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Redemption

·Jul 31, 2022

The Church

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…

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On The Horns of a Dilemma #2: The Church
On The Horns of a Dilemma #2: The Church
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Redemption

·Jul 30, 2022

The Clinic

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…

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On The Horns of a Dilemma #1: The Clinic
On The Horns of a Dilemma #1: The Clinic
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Tantalizing Tales

·May 8, 2022

All Things A Blurry Dream

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. …

Fiction

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All Things A Blurry Dream
All Things A Blurry Dream
Fiction

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Redemption

·Apr 1, 2022

Lovers: Falling to Pieces

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…

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Lovers: Falling to Pieces
Lovers: Falling to Pieces
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Redemption

·Mar 30, 2022

Lovers: A Day in the Life

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. …

Transgressive Fiction

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Lovers: A Day in the Life
Lovers: A Day in the Life
Transgressive Fiction

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Redemption

·Mar 28, 2022

Lovers: Gold Dust and Desperation

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…

Western

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Lovers: Gold Dust and Desperation
Lovers: Gold Dust and Desperation
Western

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Redemption

·Feb 25, 2022

The Piano is Firewood

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…

Short Story

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The Piano is Firewood
The Piano is Firewood
Short Story

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