Five Photographs

By K. Writerly

Follow our intrepid photographer, Lasca, on her quirky quest to document the Gianni, a rare and intriguing species of lover.

• Language: English
• Publisher: K. Writerly
• Release date: Mar 14, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476468600

K. Writerly

K. Writerly lives with her husband in Japan where she teaches English to adult learners. She writes historical fiction and supernatural suspense novels. She also writes children's books.

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Five Photographs

by K. Writerly

Copyright 2012 Smashwords Edition

Cover art image purchased from by_nicholas of istockphoto.com

IMPORTANT NOTES: Lasca and Gianni are two of the main characters from my novel, Without Wings. Five Photographs, however, is an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. These events could not happen in the novel (unfortunately) so I’m sharing them as a separate work. Long story short, if Lasca and Gianni had been given more time to focus on being a couple in San Francisco, perhaps something like this would have occurred.

Table of Contents

Operation: Bedhead

Operation: Intellect

Operation: Hero

Operation: Geekdom

Operation: Tights

Operation: Us

Operation: Bedhead

When attempting to observe the Gianni in his natural habitat, stealth is paramount. And timing. Timing is a biggie. Luck is with me tonight as the previous evening’s we-so-shouldn’t-because-it’s-almost-bedtime indulgence in a nice, big cup of coffee takes effect.

I doze, curled up on my side, and wait for the telltale dip in the mattress as my lover rolls out of bed to answer the call of nature. Then, I wait until his tip-toeing footsteps carry him out into the hallway and onward to the bathroom. I wait until the bathroom door softly squeaks closed on hinges that absolutely refuse to submit to