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Little Big Girls

‘Emily? Wake up. Are you alright?’ (Abby slurring) ‘uncle.. she’ll be fine. we just had too much to drink.. ‘ ‘Are you sure? She’s not dead right?’ ‘Haha! No. She won’t die so easily.. ‘ Kneeling on the second row of seats to check in on my daughter (in the last row) who just turned…Continue readingLittle Big Girls

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Public Works

Somehow, I could sense an intense, different vibe in the air despite our ‘distance’, in terms of our colleague-friends relationship. For the past few months that we have worked together, we had a generally-easy time together. I didn’t know why would my heart be racing so wildly while seated ordinarily next to her, as if…Continue readingPublic Works

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Pavlov’s Mornings

For reasons I didn’t want to admit, my body had an almost-instant reaction to the scent of Emily’s blankie, being pulled over my eyes. While it began as a ‘sneak attack’ to wake her lazy dad up, the combination of being blindfolded, and getting ‘jumped on’, stirred quite a response I had to warn her…Continue readingPavlov’s Mornings

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A Little Less Unknown

(Emma said) ‘See you later dad. Have a goodnight Sasha. See you tomorrow!’ The three of us were still smiling through the car window when Sasha ran her hand over my groin, and then held it tightly in her fist when she gave Emma the final wave. ‘Seeing’ what Sasha was capable of, I just…Continue readingA Little Less Unknown

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Invited Guest

*Ding Dongggg* (I asked) ‘At this hour?!’ (Maeve answered) ‘It’s just Daniel. I invited him over since you’ll be busy writing. Right?’ ‘Mmm-hmm?’ As soon as the door swung open, the hot-headed pair exchanged a hug, and then a kiss, that didn’t quite end until she dropped his bag in a corner. That silk shawl…Continue readingInvited Guest