Bad girls get punished — Amber did not want to clean the bathroom, match socks, or any of the chores Daddy instructed her to complete before playtime. As she wiped the countertop, she made a plan. She quickly wiped the flat surfaces and shoved the mess from the floor under the sink. …

And why I can’t say that to my husband. — People in happy marriages don’t have affairs. We might love our spouses, but long, slow disconnection can cause a breakdown in the marriage. We don’t want to leave, things aren’t that bad. But they aren’t that good either. This may seem like an excuse or blame, but if we are…

I’d do anything for love, including having an affair. — Most of you know me for my fiction writing. But today is a vulnerable real-life story. In March 2020, the world went into a lockdown. Our worlds got smaller. Except mine. I met a charismatic man. We didn’t meet in a bar or on a dating app. …

Kevin cupped the back of her neck, then slid his hand up, grabbing a handful of her hair… — “Hey, hey,” Jane stomped down the hallway after Kevin the jerk. He stole her idea in the meeting, and she wasn’t going to stand for it. He turned and smiled at her. She snarled inside at his charming, Golden Boy grin. “What’s going on, Jane?” “You know what’s going on…

It’s far worse than you imagined — They teach you as a child to stay in bed, so the Boogie man doesn’t find you. Always vague about what he might do to you. Unspeakable things. That make you tremble. And moan. The reality of the shadow in the dark isn’t far off. At least in my dark…