<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Christy on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/christy/</link><description>Recent content in Christy on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/christy/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Hotel Meeting</title><link>/stories/2006/12/22/hotel-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2006/12/22/hotel-meeting/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;What a long bus ride, only 3 hours but the anticipation of what was to come drove me mad.  i get off the bus and check into a hotel.  i call you as you ordered me to let you know i have arrived.  i am told to be dressed and bound in some way.  You tell me not to disappoint you or i will be sorry.  i have 2 hours you tell me.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hotel Meeting</title><link>/stories/2006/12/22/hotel-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2006/12/22/hotel-meeting/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;What a long bus ride, only 3 hours but the anticipation of what was to come drove me mad. i get off the bus and check into a hotel. i call you as you ordered me to let you know i have arrived. i am told to be dressed and bound in some way. You tell me not to disappoint you or i will be sorry. i have 2 hours you tell me.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Machine 2a - Encased</title><link>/stories/2005/02/28/the-machine-2a-encased/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2005/02/28/the-machine-2a-encased/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This story is obviously an extension, a sequel of sorts, to &amp;ldquo;The Machine
2A&amp;rdquo; which has it&amp;rsquo;s origin in &amp;ldquo;The Machine&amp;rdquo; and also a nod to Chryslermans
now missing &amp;ldquo;Machine 2A part 2&amp;rdquo; It&amp;rsquo;s a quick story, stemmimg from an idea
I had earlier this week.. I banged it out in an hour, so please forgive
lapses in story, content, and character developement.
Thanks.. 
Christy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It had been months since I last saw Marie. She&amp;rsquo;d returned to work, only
briefly, to clear out her desk, and then clean up her life. She&amp;rsquo;d gone
on to become the private secretary, and live in confidant of the Bracktons.
Before she&amp;rsquo;d left however, she&amp;rsquo;d teased me with some stories about her
weeks of captivity, being buried alive in a self imposed tomb. Later being
found, and rescued by Mr. Brackton and heading off to become a mere toy
for their pleasure. I must admit, I was envious&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Machine 2a - Encased</title><link>/stories/2005/02/28/the-machine-2a-encased/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2005/02/28/the-machine-2a-encased/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This story is obviously an extension, a sequel of sorts, to &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href="machine2a.html"&gt;The Machine
2A&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; which has it&amp;rsquo;s origin in &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href="machine.html"&gt;The Machine&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; and also a nod to Chryslermans &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href="machine2apart2.html"&gt;Machine 2A part 2&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; It&amp;rsquo;s a quick story, stemmimg from an idea
I had earlier this week.. I banged it out in an hour, so please forgive
lapses in story, content, and character developement.
Thanks.. 
Christy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It had been months since I last saw Marie. She&amp;rsquo;d returned to work, only
briefly, to clear out her desk, and then clean up her life. She&amp;rsquo;d gone
on to become the private secretary, and live-in confidant of the Bracktons.
Before she&amp;rsquo;d left however, she&amp;rsquo;d teased me with some stories about her
weeks of captivity, being buried alive in a self imposed tomb. Later being
found, and rescued by Mr. Brackton and heading off to become a mere toy
for their pleasure. I must admit, I was envious&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>