Adoration and Affliction

<p><strong>A collection of psychological and sensual gothic-tinged tales.</strong></p><p></p><p>1) Abrupt Awakening // An adolescent girl comes of age via revenge.</p><p></p><p>2) The Red Light (Bearings Blurred) // A chance encounter unbalances a man on his way home from work.</p><p></p><p>3) Penelope Prim // Stuart is attracted to his coworker Penelope a woman who leads a double life fraught with danger against her will.</p><p></p><p>4) The Rooms I Will Not Enter // Loss of a loved one alters a man's personality.</p><p></p><p>5) Surveillance // An affluent woman prodded by ennui is unafraid of stressful experiences.</p><p></p><p>6) Dream Displacement or Love from the Grave // A man falls in love despite himself and the object of his affection is long dead.</p><p></p><p>7) The Urban Primeval // A volatile relationship as challenging as rewarding.</p><p></p><p>8) Love on Glass // An uncommon love-ritual.</p><p></p><p>9) The Departure // A young man's imagination overwhelms his grasp of reality.</p>