long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Friday, March 15, 2024 A Four Course Lunch by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>In 1970s Paris, 18-year-old Mademoiselle Sophie is captivated by a recalcitrant American child in her care.</i><br><br><b>Paris, April, 1972</b><br><br>"<i>Mademoiselle Sophie, je dois pisser!</i>" shouts the American girl in French slang. Her haircut looks like a boy's. Did her mother go mad with the gardening shears? <br><br>The other children in the dining hall howl with laughter. I have a choice. I can feign outrage at… Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 17 comments:
long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Monday, July 17, 2023 The Huntsman by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>When Frau Bertelsmann is afflicted by the demon wolf eating her from the inside, Dr S helps her body fight and her soul heal; by Rozanne Charbonneau.</i><br><br><b>Zurich, 2022</b><br><br>You remove your sports bra and lower your eyes to the floor. At forty-five, you hope that your breasts do not follow. The huntsman peers at the scar that travels out of the fold. <br><br><i>Will he touch it? It is still sore</i>. <br><br>He turns to your husba… Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 8 comments:
long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Monday, December 12, 2022 The Train to Modena: Alessandro's Story by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>Young Alessandro mourns his father's death, trapped in his family home with both his own and his sister's ex. The third story in Rozanne Charbonneau's trilogy, after The Train to Modena: Suzanna's Story and Flavia's Story.</i><b><br></b> <b>Summer of 1983</b><br><br>It is June in Rome and my father's body must be buried fast. The sun blazes above and shows no mercy for the living or the dead. <br><br>Just two … Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 4 comments:
long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Friday, December 2, 2022 The Train to Modena: Flavia's Story by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>Can Flavia marry her best friend while seeking sexual satisfaction elsewhere? The second story in Rozanne Charbonneau's trilogy, after The Train to Modena: Suzanna's Story.</i><br><br> <b>Rome, December, 1982</b><br><br>Carlo rolls off my chest and stands up to take me in. <br><br>"Does all this belong to you?" he asks me, his eyes roaming over my curves. <br><br>He grins, then heads to the bathroom, where he will rinse … Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 6 comments:
medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau Monday, August 29, 2022 The Train to Modena: Suzanna's Story by Rozanne Charbonneau <i>Suzanna visits her Italian friend, but cuts the visit short to hide an indiscretion, and gets sexually harassed on the train back to Paris; this is the first instalment of Rozanne Charbonneau's award-nominated trilogy.</i><br><br><b>August, 1982</b><br><br>I wake in the night to fingers stroking the flesh of my inner thigh. <br><br>So do you want to go again? Let me touch your lips, let me kiss your hair. Don't rush so fa… Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated real life stories Rozanne Charbonneau 13 comments:
