.. and my editor is back, safe and sound

So I just got my newest piece submitted for publication with the usual suspects.

Here it is:

And a small sample of the contents:

I was laying on my back, but I didn’t really know where. My body felt stiff, my mouth full of cotton. I opened my eyes to look around, but it was still dark.

No, that wasn’t quite right: I could feel a covering over my eyes, something soft, bound tight. Maybe a scarf. I wasn’t sure.

I tried to reach up and pull it away, but both my arms were tied down beside me. I got my arms a couple of inches up, but it was all I could manage. I tugged harder, but the straps bit into my wrists. I tried to move my legs, but they weren’t any better off. There were straps fastened around my ankles, and something looped around my neck.

Moving around, I could tell that was it. I was naked, apart from being trussed up like a Christmas ham.

My heart pounded… and then, Master’s voice whispered in my ear, “Autarchia and auscultation. Relax.”

The words were strangely familiar, but I had no idea what they might mean. It didn’t matter though: they felt like a key turning in a lock.

I relaxed instantly, letting myself lay limp in my bonds.

Master caressed my left side, His fingertips barely making contact with my skin. The touch raised goosebumps on my bare flesh, and sent a shiver down my spine. I wanted to lean into the touch, but I felt passive. Like I shouldn’t move unless He told me to.

It's already available on Smashwords, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Hope you all enjoy it. :)

Meanwhile, I'm off to figure out what the next one will be, which is lots of fun.

(Not so) Camera Shy

As promised, I'm back to a more normal work schedule. Here's my latest story, just in time to combat the mid-week doldrums:

When Meagan’s straitlaced best friend JD turns up in a pornographic video as ‘Crystal Swallows,’ the aspiring journalist does everything in her power to track JD down. This leads her to the threshold of a hidden world of mind control.

[Warning: this 10400-word short story contains vivid scenes of brainwashing, where good girls can’t help but go bad and almost no one stays camera shy for long.]

It's currently available on Smashwords and Amazon, with release on Barnes & Noble as soon as they process it.

I'm hoping you all like it. I had a lot of fun writing this one. As a reminder, I'll be short one editor for a couple of weeks, which may delay the posting of the next story, but I'll just keep working on new material all the same. (I have a backup editor, but I'll need to work out the details.)

Thanks again for reading. :)

Quick note from the writing desk...

Hello, loyal readers.

So, work is going considerably better. I'm pretty deep into a new story, which I should release next week. My editor is going to be on vacation for almost two weeks after that, so there will be a bit of a lull again, but it's a planned thing rather than my personal life stomping all over my writing time. I will continue to work in her absence, I just never release anything without a second pair of eyes on it first.

Apart from that, things are slowly returning to normal, and I wanted to take five minutes and tell you all.

Thanks again for all your support. :)

xoxoxoxo
- Jesse