The sound of the club followed Danielle into the women’s room, thankfully empty. The walls were dark, peppered with the remain of stapled flyers advertising bands playing soon, a square of advertisements and a single stall. The sink was one of the standing types, with a faux-marble top stained by dripping hand soap. The curious...
Janelle and Rosa were at the bar, Janelle with her usual martini and Rosa with some fruity concoction that looked fairly naked without an umbrella to decorate it. With her hair tied back in a ponytail at the base of her neck and her business skirt and jacket in place, she looked like the...
“It’s a little trashy, don’t you think?” Casey asked. “I mean, it’s one thing to go in drag, but it’s another to go in drag and look like a slut.” Nara gave her boyfriend an appraising look, stepping back to take in the entirety of him. He was almost wispy thin, with a long...
Diane placed her purse on the counter, distracted by the glass of wine poured for her and the note tucked under the base. It was from Kevin’s yellow note pad, and his indelicate scrawl addressed her. “Di,” it began, “I know it’s been a long week, so I thought you deserved a drink. I’ll be...
“I don’t know,” Kim said, face screwed up into a question mark. “I’m not sure if I want to start taking new drugs, vacation or not.” She was sitting on the ground, her khaki shorts offering a generous view of her legs, slim and toned. Her arms were wrapped around her knees, her long, dark...
Karen hated the place without reservation or debate. From the silver streamers that hung along the walls to the stench of smoke clinging to the walls even as it drifted through the air, mixing with sweat and liquor and desperation. As Karen moved through the room, weaving with her friends through the tables of men...
“What did you say?” “I asked if you knew what you were for?” Lizzy felt her stare turn from curious to genuinely confused looking at the older man in the dark gray suit, leaned forward in his chair, a colorfully striped tie dangling. He was bald, with a semi-circle of thin, graying hair to distinguish...