Negative Reservations By Michael Alenyikov . “What to say?  What to say?”  Catherine asked. “Should I write that down?”  Emily replied. “No, of course not, you ninny. I’m thinking,” Catherine replied. “Oh.” They were alone in the restaurant but for two sharply dressed businessmen at a window table and a young couple sitting near the kitchen. Emily had noted earlier their entwined…Read more Negative reservations/Riserve negative by Michael Alenyikov

The Verdict by Michael Alenyikov I'm negative and Lloyd is untested. This took three dates to establish. I don't count meeting cute on Second Avenue while I was buying the Sunday Times and he was walking his dog and then going to his place to fuck and exchanging numbers but not names -- that I…Read more The Verdict/Il verdetto by Michael Alenyikov

Mr. Mulligan by Michael Alenyikov They hung Mr. Mulligan by his shirt collar in the clothes closet. They could do this because Mr. Mulligan was short--five feet two inches tall--and because he was meek. Even the girls joined in. It was like a lynching. They hung him at the end of the school day, which meant…Read more Mr. Mulligan by Michael Alenyikov