a strange painting catches shark’s eye.

Three investigating adventurers, haunted by demonic temptresses, find their loves and loyalties being tested, toyed with… and tampered with.

An AI data center representative makes an appeal to a group of concerned citizens.

Home from college, Richard pays a visit to his older neighbor, who just happens to be a hypnotherapist.

A flash fiction tale about conditioning.

time, a hypnotist, suspects that their coworker likes being hypnotized.

Paula demonstrates an impressive pendant with a crystal formed inside a crystal, which Kendra can’t help finding truly fascinating.

A young man attends an unusual focus group

A vulpid meets a leporid in a tavern, and tells her what happens when a fox and a rabbit lock eyes.

Tabitha tries to grade her student’s paper and gets lost in the sea of text.

Jelena lands every interior designer’s dream job, renovating a private home for a major celebrity, but her client plans on making some changes to her too.

A scammer gets in over his head when it becomes clear that his mark is less clueless than she seems.

Reina comes into Kerri’s room in the middle of the night to explain their friend Clarissa’s unique theories on quantum physics and how they relate to masturbation.

Richard comes to Naomi’s bedroom to take advantage of her… or perhaps she’s taking advantage of him… or perhaps they’re both taking advantage of the opportunity.

Randi has a different kind of morning after than the ones she’s used to, and discovers that hypnosis has a kind of hangover all its own.

Freya arrives at a new school, and sets out to assert her natural superiority.

Kay’s boss helps her clear her head every morning with guided meditation, but he can’t possibly know the effect it’s having on her oversexed brain. Can he?

Vivian and Sophia are always trying to one-up each other, getting poor little Amelia wrapped up in their little bets. This time however, their nerdy roommate’s new game might just turn their competitive spirit against them…

Zoe finds herself fascinated by a zoetrope, and an early example of the art of pornography that leaves her thoroughly enthralled.

Ronald is stunned to discover that timid, mousy Janet is fully capable of taking control when she wants to.