Sarahs Mother, Scene 1

“I’m sorry, Peter, Sarah can’t come out today. She has been very naughty and I have sent her to her bedroom.” “Oh,” I said, disappointed. There were very few other kids around my age in scattered community, and no boys, and so although Sarah was a rather bossy and sometimes ill-natured girl, we had become […]

Maternal Matrimony

 “DREAMS AND AWAKENINGS” [“Maternal Matrimony” #5] by the Crimson Kid (All rights reserved. This story’s setting is several hours following “MM” #4, still at the McMichael residence in Yamamoto on the planet Vladivost, mid-28th century.) At some level of his awareness, Carlton knew that he dreaming–yet the dream, which was a re-enactment of a critical […]

Matts Sister

I had been dating my boyfriend Matt for over a year. We didn’t talk much about the discipline in our homes, but I had some idea of how Matt’s parents handled disobedience. Although Matt rarely mentioned the subject, I knew his father had taken a belt to him on a few occasions when he was […]

The Hairbrush in the Kitchen

As a young boy growing up in Ireland, I was no stranger to a trip over my mother’s knee for a dose of her hairbrush. My mum was strict but fair and I can say that every spanking I got – apart from one – I thoroughly deserved. The most memorable chastisement with my mother’s […]