I , Vera
By Paul Calhoun

A pair of engineers with a prototype hollow female robot covered in a sexy secretary skin hear the boss coming. By the time the night of over, they'll have heard him come in several different places.

For Daniel, his twelfth birthday was starting out like every other one. Here was home, with his two sisters and his parents, and a lame cake and no friends. Instead, he had to spend the day faking happiness for his family.

Daniel remembered his birthdays when he was younger, and they were so different. But then, only his sisters knew about the special birthdays, or so he thought. The earliest birthday he recalled was when he was six. His parents were out of town on a cruise — it seemed like they went away every year on his birthday — and he was alone with two older girls. Yuck!

From the time I was very little I had always been pretty. Not cute, pretty. My mother dressed me in girls clothing and I was even prettier. Being pretty was my focus as a young child.

Tabloid Tales: Memphis Interlude
By Ellie Dauber
Copyright 1999

This is the second of my two stories about Twentieth Century icons. Except for this one, all the “Tabloid Tales” stories were written by a very fine writer named Pyrite, whose work I heartily recommend. The stories are part of a VERY long line of tales set in a pub, bar, or other drinking establishment by authors ranging from Lord Dunsany to Spider Robinson. In the Tabloid Tales, the characters are all writers working at tabloid newspapers, the sort of paper sold in the checkout line in grocery stores. Since they write about the odd and fantastic, they’re willing to listen, at least, to any sort of story told by one of their own. In this story, it’s a fellow named Billy McNeil, who has a KING-sized tale to tell.

Even Ugly girls Need Love - an anti-Valentines story

I’m sorry. I dont get naked around people. I dont even like to get naked when I’m alone, honestly.

'One of the Girls'-Chapter 9
by Julie D Cole

Body Double.
by
Angharad.

One of the Girls - Chapter 8
By Julie D Cole

Happy Bunny!

Fiction by Johnny Cumlately

My name is Barbara and I'm a happy bunny. After many years of uncertainty I seem to be on an even keel at last and know who I am.

A young couple struggles with infertility after a botched operation left them rich but unable to have children. To cheer up his wife, the husband takes her to Bikini Beach. There, he hatches a unique idea to overcome their problems.

Note - This story was previously published on another web site, but this is its debut on BCTS. Hope you enjoy it.

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Jacqui and Me - Chapter 12
By Julie D Cole

'How did I let myself get talked into this?' Lil Jaci wondered to herself.

Two's company.

A sequel to “Winter Break” (November 2010)

Fiction by Johnny Cumlately

The music from the club washes through me. I sit there swaying to it, letting it flow through my head, my chest, my hips. The day's events have left me thoroughly washed out and I just want to cease being for a moment or two. The pounding beat draws me out onto the dance floor, and I let it dictate my moves.

I was getting ready for a date with my favorite Valentine, Ciaran. We were getting real close since Christmas where I quite literally crashed in front of his house. He let me stay there for at least a week. I discovered that he was a sweet man, the first man I ever dated as I was just discovering myself and who I wanted to be.

San Francisco, California…sometime in the future…