When Olivia met K, series by Michael McCarthy at Spillwords.com

The life and loves of a formidable woman of magnetic allure and her enduring lover.

To Dirk & Else

Michael McCarthy·January 9, 2025

When Olivia met K - Chapter XVII To Dirk & Else written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - Now that I’d started visiting K on his home ground...

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Clint & Rusty

Michael McCarthy·December 11, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter XVI Clint & Rusty written by: Michael McCarthy - Sometimes I liked to sit at one of the tables...

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Olivia’s first visit to K

Michael McCarthy·November 26, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter XV Olivia's first visit to K written by: Michael McCarthy - Ernst asked me once, ‘‘Do you know how much you’re worth?’’...

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Clint & Ernst

Michael McCarthy·October 7, 2024

When Olivia met K - Chapter XIV - Clint & Ernst, written by: Michael McCarthy - I’d known Clint for many years, we were close friends...

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Else – My End

Michael McCarthy·September 5, 2024

When Olivia met K - Chapter XIII Else - My End written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - This was not how I’d envisioned the end...

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Olivia and the End of Else

Michael McCarthy·July 31, 2024

When Olivia met K - Chapter XII - Olivia and the End of Else written by: Michael McCarthy - Somebody said my father, Dirk...

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The Seduction of K

Michael McCarthy·June 24, 2024

When Olivia met K - Chapter XI - The Seduction of K written by: Michael McCarthy - Olivia’s parents were very wealthy but although...

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Tamara 2

Michael McCarthy·May 20, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter X Tamara 2 written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - Tamara’s most striking characteristic was her bluntness...

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O on Ernst

Michael McCarthy·April 20, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter IX O on Ernst written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I had a man...

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Clint’s

Michael McCarthy·March 11, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter VIII Clint's written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - Clint’s was full...

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Tamara

Michael McCarthy·January 8, 2024

When Olivia met K Chapter VII Tamara written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I went to Tamara...

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K on Olivia 2

Michael McCarthy·November 7, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter VI K on Olivia 2 written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - The wide open windows...

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Olivia on K 2

Michael McCarthy·September 25, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter V Olivia on K 2 written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I usually loved...

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Douglas

Michael McCarthy·August 30, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter IV Douglas written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - A friend sent me...

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Gabriella Balcom writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more, and has had 551 works accepted for publication. She was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award, and Clarendon House Publications awarded her a publishing contract after one of her stories was voted best in a novel; her multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, was then released. Gabriella won second place in JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company's 2020 Open Contract Challenge, and they published her romance, Worth Waiting For. Black Hare Press put out her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publicating released her horror anthology, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. She also self-published a novelette.

A Christmas Heckler by John Christopher

“With your vote tomorrow—” The Governor raised his hands to quell thunderous applause. “With your vote, we can end this foreign invasion once and for all. America for Americans!”

This wasn’t just a slogan for Governor Bishop DeCulpat. It was a life’s crusade. In his border state, it was his family, his neighbors who’d borne the brunt of the social costs of the flow of migrants across the border. They’d been pushed to a boiling point. Now, it was time for action.

Hearing the signature catchphrase of the campaign, the audience erupted once again, the ovation magnified by the white marble column of the Statehouse rising at the Governor’s back, drowning out The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Christmas is Coming blaring from the speakers...

Features

Vermillion

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Welcome, Comrade

Kinds of Blue

Widowland

When Olivia met K

To Dirk & Else

Clint & Rusty

Olivia’s first visit to K

Clint & Ernst

Else – My End

Olivia and the End of Else

The Seduction of K

Tamara 2

O on Ernst

Clint’s

Tamara

K on Olivia 2

Olivia on K 2

Douglas

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Veil of Vanity

Truth or Bones

Moisture’s Grace

By The Book

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Vermillion

The Lover

Dolphins of Beauty

The Snow

Fatalism at 30,000 Feet

Holding Alphabets