New Commission - "The Gift"
I'm proud of how this 2022 commission turned out - you can read it on the Age Regression Story Archive.
2022-12-26 16:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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December Exclusive - "Christmas Glow" - Part 1 of 2
New Albany, Ohio
Madison sits in the driver’s seat of the white Ford Escape. “When I get my own car,” she says, “it won’t be basic like this.” She considers the possibilities and then turns to Abbie. “I should get a truck. Like an old-timey one.”
Abbie laughs. There’s a good reason why they’re in the driveway. There’s a great reason why the Ford’s engine i...
2022-12-24 18:01:40 +0000 UTC View PostExclusive Tale coming soon!
Last exclusive tale of 2022 is coming down the chimney soon. Part 1 for Christmas, and Part 2 for new year 😊
2022-12-22 15:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostVoting Time | Poll #1 (International)
It's voting time! 3 polls this month, with our 9 'hypnosis / mind control' ideas arranged into categories. Thank you Helpers for these excellent ideas!
Please vote for your favorite idea in each poll 😊 This month, the highest vote in each category will be the chosen tales.
2022-12-17 23:18:29 +0000 UTC View PostNew commission - "The Change" - Epilogue
“No guilt-trip,” Cecelia says, looking over her shoulder as she reverses out of the driveway.
“I know,” Rachel says. She lies down beside her sister on the folded-down seats, pulls the tartan travel blanket over the both of them. Just until they get out of town. Just until they’re safe.
Cecelia starts the car, and she wonders how far they’ll get. She remembers the scene from The Sound of Music, the Von Trapps rolling their car in the dark of night, the Nazi of...
2022-12-12 14:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostNew commission - "The Change" - Part 6
how does it look – two teenage girls leaving the clinic, heading up the high street and then through the park? Is it suspicious? Is it normal? Will someone try to stop them? Will someone sound the alarm?
Such thoughts go through Katie’s mind as she walks with Jessie.
It’s a fine October day. Blue skies and warm sunshine. A couple of more weeks and her mother will be dressing her in winter coats and mittens.
“Swings?” Jessie inquires.
“No.”
“Ice-cr...
2022-12-12 13:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostDecember flash #2 - "Uncle Dan"
Christmas Day
I stand in my mother’s living room, still in my coat, still holding a bag of gifts. I don’t know where to put myself, I don’t know what to say.
“They’re so cute at this age,” Mom says. She’s dressed my Uncle Dan in a reindeer onesie, put a Santa hat on his head, and is taking pictures with her phone as he lies on a blanket. “I tell you what,” she adds, grinning down at Uncle Dan, “I never saw the point Instagram until I had a sweet, super...
2022-12-09 12:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostDecember Flash tale #1 - "The Offer"
December 2022
45 minutes from Parkdale
Today, I find myself on a train, sitting opposite a guy in a suit. He’s late thirties and digging into his second mince pie. I look at the Marks and Spencer box on the table between us. There’s four more, and I wonder if he’s planning to finish the lot between here and Luton.
The guy is has got flakes of pastry on his chin. There's a shiny sultana on his tie. He’s making a mess. And if I can be...
2022-12-04 16:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostNew commission - "The Change" - Part 5
You want to know your real name? The one you came here with?” The question lingers as Nicole walks, hand in hand, with Rachel.
Nicole doesn’t have a secret name, just as she isn’t a secret boy. The idea! The absurdity! If ever there was a girly-girl, a perfect princess, it’s Nicole.
Yes, there are some missing pieces in Nicole’s life. Because she’s special. She’s extraordinary.
Miss Anderson discovered her. Dr Sucette gave her super-powers. And before ...
2022-12-02 23:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostNew commission - "The Change" - Part 4
On Fridays, Parkdale Primary School pupils get out at 12:30 PM . Rachel arrives at the 3R class exactly thirty minutes earlier.
All the teachers know her, and it doesn’t take much persuasion for Rachel to get Nicole into the hallway for a ‘quick chat’.
“Come on,” she says to Nicole. She doesn’t take her hand, just beckons her along. “We can talk in the playground.” She winks. “Give you an extra-big push on the swings if you like.”
Nicole drags her feet. ...
2022-12-02 23:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostNovember Exclusive - "Trust" - Part 4
Mommy remains in the kitchen. Leo and Aria can hear the noises of washing-up, of putting-things-away.
The phone is in Aria’s hands. At first, Leo is jealous. He wants the phone, he wants to press on the screen, he would love to swipe and tap like a big boy. And who knows? Perhaps Mommy has games on her phone! Leo can feel a whine at the back of his throat; he’s ready to protest, he’s close to making a grab.
No. It’s best that Aria holds the phone. Toddlers are smarter than...
2022-11-29 18:40:45 +0000 UTC View PostNovember Exclusive - "Trust" - Part 3
Leo the lion wakes up when Aria pokes him in the eye.
“Owww.”
Leo doesn’t want to wake up because he was having an excellent dream. The wordless kind, where he’s flying but not in a scary way. Where he ends and the rest of the world begins doesn’t matter. Because he’s pure energy, he’s complete delight. And there’s the brightest light in front of him, a kaleidoscope of colors, where it’s warm. Where it’s love.
And then Aria the toddler has to poke him in ...
2022-11-28 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostNovember Exclusive - "Trust" - Part 2
In the kitchen, Mom laughs. “She’s pretending? It’s an act?”
Leo shakes his head. “Not all of it.” He stands by the sink, sips his coffee from a travel mug. “How can I put this? Aria…she thinks like a toddler, pretty much, but she still remembers her old life. So, she knows she did the food delivery job, but-”
“Call that a job!” Mom says.
“People can make it work, actually,” Leo says, irritated at how his mother finds it hard to wait her turn in con...
2022-11-26 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPoll Winners - December "Letter to Santa" ideas 🎅
Here are the poll winners for our December tales 🎄🎄🎄
When a spoiled daughter writes up a long and expensive list to "Santa", her parents decide that diapers and baby toys would be better - Anonymous1812
A Parkdale agent overhears a recently divorced man wishing Santa could give him a fresh start - Rick
A man returns home to find his regressed mother writing a letter to Santa. She's just e... 2022-11-25 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
November Exclusive - "Trust" - Part 1
San Jose, CA
Leo arrives just in time to sit with Mom and Aria as they have lunch. A Door Dashed soup and bread from Panera for Mom. Chicken tenders, apple sauce, and cubed cheese for Aria.
“Leo!” Aria exclaims, holding out sticky fingers. Her brother’s name isn’t quite right. Weee-oh! But Aria’s poor diction is understandable; most toddlers struggle to say L-w...
2022-11-24 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNew commission - "The Change" - Part 3
They’re not going to rush. At least, they’re not going to look as though they’re rushing. They won’t panic. They won’t, frankly, act like headstrong teenagers. These teen agents, in the final analysis, are all much older and wiser than they look.
Out by Christmas, Luke said, according to Rachel. Or by Halloween if we have to.
Luke’s job, as well as helping Katie stay clear, is to learn more from Valerie. That’s his weapon, after all, his kisses and ...
2022-11-22 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostNew Commission - "The Change" - Part 2
It’s not Ariana Grande or Selena Gomez when Jessie arrives. She rolls her eyes at Rachel. “Jazz and brandy? You and Luke a thing now?”
“No things,” Rachel replies. “We don’t have time for things.”
Jessie sips from her glass. “Me neither, I suppose.” She looks over at Katie, who after greeting her with a hug at the front door, is sitting on the rug with a doll in her lap, brushing its hair.
Jessie considers Rachel and herself, both in school u...
2022-11-21 21:42:10 +0000 UTC View PostNew Commission - "The Change" - Part 1
Also known as "Second last story about Parkdale!" 🎁. This is a tale commissioned by Fossil, and I'd like to share it here before the main website. Enjoy - and if you have any favourite Parkdale characters, all I can say is...keep your fingers crossed...
The Change
A Parkdale tale commissioned by Fossil
Parkdale
October 2022
Sometimes it’s gets messy. Scrappy. Untidy. Jessie, P...
2022-11-21 21:35:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to vote - Male/Female regression story ideas 🎅
It's voting time! 3 polls this month, with our 16 ‘letters to Santa’ ideas arranged into male, female, and male/female categories. Thank you Helpers for these excellent ideas!
(These categories are of my own making, based on my first thoughts around each idea. There’s also a bunch of differences with location, physical/mental.)
Please vote for your favorite idea in each poll 😊 Th...
2022-11-16 18:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostTime to vote - Female regression story ideas 🎅
It's voting time! 3 polls this month, with our 16 ‘letters to Santa’ ideas arranged into male, female, and male/female categories. Thank you Helpers for these excellent ideas!
(These categories are of my own making, based on my first thoughts around each idea. There’s also a bunch of differences with location, physical/mental.)
Please vote for your favorite idea in each poll 😊 Th...
2022-11-16 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTime to vote - Male regression story ideas 🎅
It's voting time! 3 polls this month, with our 16 ‘letters to Santa’ ideas arranged into male, female, and male/female categories. Thank you Helpers for these excellent ideas!
(These categories are of my own making, based on my first thoughts around each idea. There’s also a bunch of differences with location, physical/mental.)
Please vote for your favorite idea in each poll 😊 Th...
2022-11-16 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
November Flash tale #2 - "Tatas"
London Heathrow, Terminal 5
Sometime during 2023
Valerie hates the airport. She especially hates Heathrow. She really, really hates Terminal 5. Is there anything worse than flying?
The noise, the reek and groan of passengers. How many? Millions, surely. No wonder it feels like being inside a zoo. Packed in like sardines. She can feel the beginning of a tension headache, the suggestion of a throb in the center of her forehead.
A hand appears on her kne...
2022-11-11 22:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostNovember Flash Tale #1 - "Twinkles"
Sunday Morning
Roaming Goat Coffee Shop, Columbus OH
“I can’t stand it,” says Steve. His honey latte is getting cold. His everything bagel might just be getting stale.
Cameron gives him an impatient look. “You keep on complaining, but you never do anything about it.”
“What can I do? There’s ten months left on the lease, I can’t move out, and I can’t give the guy a personality transplant eit...
2022-11-06 17:18:12 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Tone" - Part 3
Tom sits in the backseat of his own Ford Escape. Obviously, he’s not driving. That’s Grandma’s job. He cuddles the brown teddy bear he had woken up from his nap with. (“A bear for my favorite bear!” Grandma had cooed).
“Soon be home with Mommy,” says Michelle, pulling out of the driveway. If Thomas were paying attention, he’d notice that the car turns left onto Suffolk Ave, not right, and five minutes later Michelle drives past a Chinese restaurant before parking outside...
2022-10-31 21:56:46 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Tone" - Part 2
Two places are set at the kitchen table. The makings of lunch are ready on the counter. Michelle ties an apron around her waist as if getting ready to do battle. Tom’s stomach gurgles in anticipation. He should have had more for breakfast than coffee and a cruller. Now, he feels as though he’ll do anything for Michelle’s – ‘Mom’s’ – grilled cheese sandwiches. On a cool, fall day. After all that work.
He stands in the kitchen, waiting for Michelle to heat the soup and gri...
2022-10-30 16:58:18 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Tone" - Part 1
Brentwood, Long Island NY
Tom eyes his progress from the top of the ladder. A little messy, but good enough. And he can still get back in time for the second half.
“Sticky fingers!”
Michelle's observation is true. The facts are accurate; it’s just the tone that Tom finds jarring. His mother-in-law made the observation, pointing with her slender fingers, with a voce and facial expression usually reserved for puppy dogs and small children.
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