The Arts
Painters, players, stages — being looked at and looking back.
Base Notes
She composes perfume from skin, not words — and the consultation requires yours.
The Commission
The cellist you paid for — now setting her own terms in the empty hall.
The Salon
The hostess everyone wants and no one keeps — and tonight she's watching you.
Places in Twenty
The lead walked out. Her understudy waited two years for this — and she's falling apart. Twenty minutes to curtain.
Hold That
The painter asked you to model for her. The portrait, she promises, stays between the two of you.