Showing results for "Obsession" in Short Stories

How far would you go for an obsession? A short story by Preeti Shenoy that explores the dark side that anybody can slip into when deeply in love.

What if the brightest charm hid the darkest truths beneath it? In Je ne Parle pas Français by Katherine Mansfield, you step into the mind of Raoul Duquette, a cynical Parisian narrator whose sharp observations, moral contradictions, and unsettling humor reveal far more about himself than about the people he judges.

Michael wanted to back out of this trip to the South of France after his wife left him, but his sister and their friends wouldn’t hear of it. His fellow houseguest Rupert isn’t in the mood, either, having recently been widowed. But rather than bonding, Michael is unsettled by Rupert’s constant needling. That and the bug bites are enough to suck the life right out of an idyllic holiday.

Hillary Jean leads an enviable life. She has a loving husband, a beautiful home, caring friends, and meaningful work planning fundraisers. Yet she’s always felt incomplete. After a DNA website emails her a match, Hillary sets out to find the daughter she gave up twenty-five years ago. But her hunger to reconnect threatens to destroy the very thing she hopes to gain.

Cécile est complexée par son physique. Lors d'une soirée entre copines, l'une d'elles prétend qu'il existe une recette minceur inédite. Est-ce pour blaguer ? Un jour, Cécile passe devant un sex-shop. L'occasion va lui être donnée de se fournir en quantité quasi illimitée de ce fameux "produit minceur", dont les hommes sont si prodigues. Ses copines constatent qu'elle a maigri et s'interrogent. Cette recette minceur n'est certes pas à mettre entre toutes les mains...