Nataly SJob hunting in the CityThis is like a movie scene, I thought. A heroine, down on her luck, is washing herself over a small sink. The noise of a busy coffeehouse…Jul 18Jul 18
Nataly SGhosts (Short story, soft SF, love / grief, LGBT)I opened my eyes. My cat, Mitzi, was sitting on my chest. “I’m hungry,” she said. She didn’t actually speak. It was telepathy, or…Jul 2Jul 2
Nataly SOne ‘Almost’She was my first kiss. She was a ‘Texas girl’ with red lips and long, blonde hair that ended in curls. She liked to drink. Her favorite was…Jun 25Jun 25
Nataly SFirst heartbreakMia was cool. Mia turned smoking a cigarette into an art form. Young women like us, who had left soon after the war ended in our country…Jun 23Jun 23
Nataly SMy mother’s wish for meTo me, my mother’s talent was magic; her ability to turn a piece of fabric into a gown. She would frown in concentration, scissors in hand…Jun 22Jun 22
Nataly SFirst time I wanted to kiss someoneI wasn’t born on the island. My family moved there when I was 14. My new friends were tanned, fit, with an air of resilience and…Jun 21Jun 21
Nataly SFatherWhen my father died, I hid under the bed, the way I used to when I was little. I stared at the boards, inhaled the dust, and wished to feel…Jun 21Jun 21