Chapter Three Olivia was beautiful and poised. Almost like a China doll. She was five years older than me and college educated. She was a wealth of knowledge I drank up. Unfortunately, she proved to be about as delicate as she looked. Fortunately, she helped convince my mother a college education would greatly benefit me … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, part 5

(Chapter Two continued) Two days later, Elaina found herself wrapped in an ice blue evening gown, her feet jammed into four inch high heels, her hair pulled back into a low chignon, and her favorite paperback pressed possessively to her chest. She stumbled along behind her friends as they and dozens of other women made … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, part 4

Chapter Two Jessica was everything Linda hadn't been. She was quiet and thoughtful, philosophical almost. We had deep conversations that lasted far into the night. She wasn't a great beauty, but a great conversationalist. I could really open up to her. I thought she might stay because she was so introverted, but I missed the … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, part 3

(Chapter One continued) There was a time when Elaina would have done anything to live in the center of the city, away from the quite suburb she'd grown up in. Her life had been quiet and dull, though she had been comfortable. At least, until she went away to college in a major city and … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, part 2

A work in progress based on Beauty and the Beast that will hopefully be finished. Unedited and for your amusement. Chapter One Linda was beautiful. Beautiful and elegant and sophisticated. Nineteen to my seventeen, she was every guy's dream. Poetry fell from her lush red lips. Her blue eyes twinkled with naughty secrets. Her hips swayed like … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, part 1