connecting the dots by editing & writing erotica
“I think Alessandra is your spirit animal,” Rafe said as he poured vermouth into their mason jars, and Eliza stared at him agape. “What are you even saying?” she said, taking a sip of the vermouth and taking in its herbaceousness. Her husband looked at her, taking off his apron. “I mean, I think she […]
“You are too worried about this Eliza,” Oscar said as he put his hand around her wrist gently and she looked up at him from her phone. His eyes were soft as he looked at her but serious. There were new pictures of Alessandra and who Eliza knew was Leon together on Instagram. She knew his […]
Alessandra threw the last of their belongings into the back of Leon’s truck. Half of the reason why she agreed to go with him was that he offered to drive her to the woods. He closed the truck and looked down at her with a soft smile. What had happened between them made everything so […]
Alessandra needed to clear her head. Her life was the stuff that artists live for–her distress and agony fueled her work. But it was too much at this point. She needed a detox and decided she needed nature. The wilderness. When she met Oscar, there had been chemistry and they had both been into it […]
Eliza owed nothing to Alessandra. When she and Oscar walked back into her hospital room together, Alessandra’s indictment was glaring but it did not mean anything. Clearly, she and Alessandra were not going to be able to resurrect their relationship, but they had tried at least. She and Oscar left Alessandra in her hospital bed […]
“She’s still asleep,” Oscar said, and Eliza felt soothed with his hand on top of hers. Alessandra had fainted at the cafe, and she was still excitable, so they had given her a sedative to calm her down. Oscar was called because he was her emergency contact even though they had broken up a long […]
Alessandra had had more than her fair share of pleasure. She was the epitome of hedonism, but even her critics were saying her latest artwork was like nothing she had ever done before. The piece had been done for a charity show, she was getting nothing for it but it would donate to a plethora […]
PRETTY IN PINK Everything was Tiffany blue and baby pink in the house—the decorations, the cakes, the cookies. Everything blue and pink. Alessandra had decided to throw a party for Bibi who loved that color combination. Eliza dressed her daughter in a Tiffany blue dress, adorned with pink accessories. The colors and the outfit made […]
Eliza watched Bibi play with a gorgeous pendant that was a family heirloom to Alessandra. Alessandra had taken it off of her neck when her daughter pointed to it, and handed it to the little girl. The night before when they had been driven to Alessandra’s house, Eliza had not expected the house to be […]
RETRO: FRAMED Eliza looked at the picture in the frame. She had been so surprised when she got the print from Alessandra Wagnall, because she had followed her career for a long time and the print was one that she had admired. Oscar got it for her as a gift right after her miscarriage, and […]