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Lying in bed at night, I think about the things I never want to hear again. I never want to hear one of IDIOT FRIEND’s bullshit excuses for why he hasn’t done work assigned to him (he once told me he hadn’t take pictures I required for a pitch deck because he couldn’t hold the camera straight due to our thirty-second earthquake), any of his mindless (and unsubstantiated) attacks, or any of his remorseful but shitty, provisional apologies. Sometimes, you offer perfunctory acceptance in return because it’s just too much effort to extract yourself from a mire of shit, stupidity, and idiocy. That’s why so many people persevere with terrible…
Prudence: A Tempestuous Night of Pervasive Desires
Title: Prudence: A Tempestuous Night of Pervasive Desires Publisher: ECG Press Publication Date: 5 November 2024 Category: Psychosexual Noir Paperback: (234 x 156 mm, 334 pages) ISBN Print: 978-1-7636892-0-6 Ebook: 978-0-6454853-5-6 A prestigious and mysterious nightclub. A glamorous but aging hostess who’s battling to retain her marquee. An unscrupulous sultry beauty focused only on her own ruthless ambition. A noble widower searching for love. Two irreverent barflies who may or may not be what they seem. Three young couples whose relationships will be challenged until only doubt remains. A jaded model trying to find her self-respect. A male stripper lost in his own dissonance. A dreamer gambling on a…
