#Cruelty Dont Read

Yolanda is 22, quite pretty, quite clever, personable, quite well read and educated, likes nice things. A very normal seeming girl. But she's no-one. No-one, to herself, that is. A nothing. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 16 minutes; 3300 words

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You'll have noticed that you are a relatively young group— all talented, capable and interesting people, only recently started out in life. The mentors are generally a little older, well resourced, established. The purpose of these carefully selected gatherings is to introduce you to people who are willing and able to help you progress. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes; 2300 words

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It is a continual astonishment to her to experience just how immediately, how directly the knowledge of her extreme vulnerability to Gerald's caprice makes every moment of her existence special. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes; 1700 words

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Something in me wanted to live up to the image, and was more than obedient, but actively complicit, in trying to walk well, to live up to the mirror image as she allowed the chauffeur to hand her from the limousine, as she walked into the chic and exclusive restaurant she was to have lunch in with her debaucher, with her abuser-in-chief, with the de-facto owner of her life, since she had not had the strength to end herself in the night. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes; 2300 words

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