Empathy and Puritans

We went away last night so I'm behind a post, but it was totally worth it!  Sir planned it without telling us, he just said on Saturday morning to pack a bag for overnight and we got in the car.  We stayed in a fancy hotel in the mountains, and we hot tubbed and we …

Irony

A random bit of writing inspired by events of the evening...  Sorry not much commentary here.  I'm tired, it's late, and I'm under threats of dire consequences if my "ass is not in bed in the next thirty seconds..."  Are dominance and a tendency to hyperbole carried on the same gene or something?  Seriously... It …

Penance

Trig pads across the carpet until he stands a long step from David’s feet. David lets his head roll to one side and gazes silently at Trig for a long moment. I look at Trig, too. The muscles in his throat twitch and his eyes seem focused on empty space. For just a second the …

Need

He catches his lip between his teeth and holds it lightly as he turns his head, brushing his cheek against the black leather surface of the bench. I let the cane come to rest, lightly this time, against his skin, so pale but for a single, pink stripe, rapidly darkening to crimson. I lay one …