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The Hard Screw

The Hard Screw

by | Aug 6, 2015 | J, Jack Bates, Short Story

My neighbor. +++++She of the boney hips. Sparkling green eyes beneath narrowed lids. Thin lips inviting behaviors I might not otherwise exhibit. She does tai chi on her backyard deck. Yoga pants. Sports bra. Both reveal desires. +++++I want her. +++++Obvious?...

Sleep Tight

by | Jan 18, 2012 | J, Jack Bates, Short Story

I hear the guy next door snoring through my wall every night. Tonight it drives me out of my apartment. His wife, leaning on the flimsy metal railing of their balcony unit, a cigarette tucked between her slender fingers, tells me he has apnea and she can’t get her...