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"Clockwork" by Adrian Hunter (rough day at the office) 10, 9, 9
"Clockwork" by Adrian Hunter (adrianhunter-at-geocities-dot-com). Guest review by DG. So what has Celeste got for me here... Adrian Hunter, that name sounds familiar...yes, I've read a couple of his stories. B and D, S and M, that sort of thing. Master and slave, pain and humiliation, and all that. Don't remember being all that impressed. Now, now, DG old fellow, have to keep an open mind as a reviewer. OK, lets take a quick scan through this one...1100 words, that's all? Can't really do much in 1100 words, can you? At least this won't take forever. Might as well start reading. OK, we've got a female executive...she's at work, chewing out her secretary. Not in a good mood this morning, to put it mildly. OK, now she's telling us why...ouch! No wonder. That *would* be distracting, wouldn't it? Hmmm. Have to admit, I kind of like the thought of her going through the work day like that. All that perverted nastiness going on under her neat, conservative clothes. Better her than me, though. Yep, it's going to be a long day for her. Now, instead of getting some work done, she's thinking about the guy who put her in this predicament. Her lover, if you can call someone who would do that to her a lover. Ahh...yes, she's plotting her revenge. Ouch! A little taste of his own medicine, good thinking. Wow! Quite an imagination she's got. He's going to be sorry he ever messed with this woman, that's for sure. Or maybe not. That's the real funny part isn't it? Can pain really equal pleasure? They say that if you go far enough to the right and the left on the political spectrum, the views start to come together instead of diverging. So that's it, the end of the story - that didn't take long. Now, what did I think of it? Let's lean back and give it a little thought. Whoops! What's going on there down in my pants? Things are getting a little tight all of a sudden. Sheesh, I didn't even notice that happening. Well, you can't argue with results. I guess you can do something in 1100 words after all. Ratings for "Clockwork" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 9 DG (appeal to reviewer): 9 |