The men began to tighten her bindings. They were making a point to pull the knots as tightly and painfully as possible, when the ground began to vibrate with dull thunderous beat. The men paused in dread, searching for the source of the noise, as it slowly increased in frequency and volu...
their gestures growing more and more exaggerated in a futile pantomime intended to compete with the sheer volume of the club. Realizing their efforts had been bested by the riot of light and sound around them, the young man suggested they abandon the club for a more sedate setting; somewhere...
Xiomara thinks that men have been telling her for years what they’d like to do to her body, but for the first time, she wants to do some of those things. Now that Xiomara is moving into physical territory with Aman, she’s able to reevaluate the taunts and catcalls she’s ...
Light classical music eased from unseen speakers, and the conversation from the fifteen or so men inside was low and relaxed. Casually25 but well-dressed men in their thirties and forties. Shrimp26 and meatball bar snacks, toothpicks sporting colored cellophane frizz. But for the fact that ...
The light that made it through was glossy68, almost liquid—squibs of golden ointment69.Even in this ruinous state, the cove was a glorious bit of geography. Thinking of what Tony Duke and his neighbors owned, I sighted down the coast, aiming for a glimpse of the beach estates that ...
his hips clashing with hers in a violent frenzy. He watched her eyes, which by now were beginning to bulge grotesquely from a face turned a deep, mottled purple with arrested blood. He was looking past her tears and the animal fear behind them; waiting for the light in those eyes to wi...