“Ax Laura,” is somewhat “different” in that it uses email headers and times to create email version of the classic epistolary exchange story that was ever so popular during the 18th century.  The story itself is an exchange between a web-cam stripper and a lonely system administrator, root (who signs his name using the “/” symbol used by system administrators when they enter “root” or “superuser” mode at the top of the system hierarchy and have absolute control of the system — familiar to everyone who’s ever typed in a URL).In other words, it’s a typical on-line drama with headers, time-stamps and other symbols to create the “digital mood.” as written by Adam EngelI hope you enjoy it.. *** From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:10 PMSubject: Hi Hi: how are you doing?  My name is Laura: am searching for a soul mate: don’t you think we could have something in common?  Let’s open communication and see what transpires. Just go ahead and email me: I promise to get back to you. Laura  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:12 PMSubject: Re: Hi I have no soul to mate with.  I’m an ax-murder.  I can’t help myself.  I’ve murdered seventy-one axes already and see no end in site.   All those folks rummaging basements and garages for long-lost axes to grind: weeping. Makes me kind of sad actually…but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop.  Yet: who’s wackier: me: a sinister unrepentant ax-murderer: or you: emailing this very exclusive private address?   It’s not a person – by the way – it’s a place.   A very dark and spooky place.  I don’t know what you’re advertising (a virtual lap-dance? a cam-corder strip-tease in the loneliness of your room?) but if you can find a soul to mate with here you should be recruiting for Heaven or whatever after-life pays a decent wage – on a millennium by millennium basis of course –  with benefits. I don’t think they have Health Insurance in Heaven: but man: you should see the Bar and Recreation area! Yours: /  (root)        From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:14 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Okay.  Can I “ax” you a question?  (ha ha ha: ho ho ho: hee hee hee)  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:17 PMSubject: Re: Hi That’s not funny.  I’m sick.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:20 PMSubject: Re: Hi Oh come on.  You can’t be that sick.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:21 PMSubject: Re: Hi Try me.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:24 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Wanna see some of my photos?     From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:25 PMSubject: Re: Hi Sure. You obviously know where to send them.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:27 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Well?  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:32 PMSubject: Re: Hi Now that’s sick.  What’s wrong with you?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:33 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Girl’s gotta make a living.  Beats food-service or retail.  And a helluva lot more potential – for my career.  The money ain’t big – yet.  But shit: sales-clerk?  Waitress?  Barista at some coffee-bar?   Forget about it!  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:35 PMSubject: Re: Hi Speaking of which.  How much?    From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:37 PMSubject:  Re: Hi For you my little Ax-murderer?  Nothing.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:40 PMSubject: Re: Hi Oh please.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:41 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Really.  All you gotta do is log on to my hosting site and key in the code I’m sending you.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:43 PMSubject: Re: Hi Your “hosting site.”  Kind of like a Networked strip joint?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:45 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Sort of.  I guess.  I mean: I never thought about it that way. It’s just a window to my little ol’ world.  But…    From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:46 PMSubject: Re: Hi I take it there’s no cover. Three-drink minimum?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:48 PMSubject: Re: Hi LOL 😉  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:49 PMSubject: Re: Hi And since it’s free: I suppose I won’t need my credit card…  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:50 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Just to log in: so they know you’re not underage or something. Really: they won’t charge you without consent.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:53 PMSubject: Re: Hi How do they know I’m of the age of consent and not a minor sneaking kicks on Daddy’s card?  How do you know this?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:54 PMSubject:  Re: Hi I’ve seen your photograph. You’re no minor kiddo.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  6:55 PMSubject: Re: Hi How did you see my photo?  What: am I on camera?  I should be charging you.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:57 PMSubject: Re: Hi LOL. Your Icon: silly. It’s on all the mail sites: blogs: etc.  “Wherever you go: there you are.”  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  6:58 PMSubject: Re: Hi Repo Man.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:01 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Excellent Ax-man.  Speaking of videos: I know you’re just dying to see mine.    From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:04 PMSubject:  Re: Hi It’s what I’ve been waking up for all these years.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:05 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Ha!  I don’t have any videos –  not yet. It’s all live.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:10 PMSubject: Re: Hi No films “yet.”  I suppose you’re gonna make it Big Time as a porn star.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:13 PMSubject:  Re: Hi We all gotta dream.  Only way to make things happen.   And the more folks visit my live cam-show: the closer I get to making my dream a reality.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:14 PMSubject: Re: Hi “Be all that you can be.”  Live show?    From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:17 PMSubject: Re: Hi Yup. You can make me do anything you want.  Just “ax” (ha ha!). 😉  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:19 PMSubject: Re: Hi Anything?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:22 PMSubject: Re: Hi I’m all yours…  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:25 PMSubject: Re: Hi How bout we meet for coffee.  In Real Space.  Real Time.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:26 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Don’t be ridiculous.   From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:27 PMSubject: Re: Hi Why not?  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:29 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Well: you’re an ax murderer. I wouldn’t feel safe. Girl like me’s gotta protect her goods.  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:32 PMSubject: Re: Hi A public place. With people around. Real ones. You can frisk me if you want…  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:35 PMSubject: Re: Hi LOL!  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:38 PMSubject: Re: Hi I’m serious.     From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:39 PMSubject: Re: Hi Are you crazy?  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:40 PMSubject: Re: Hi Crazy for love.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:45 PMSubject: Re: Hi Ha ha. Funny-man. Who has time for coffee?  Unless you want to buy more than coffee…  From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:50 PMSubject: Re: Hi All right.  Fine. Sure. I’ll check out your “live” show first.  See what I’m in for.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  7:52 PMSubject:  Re: Hi Now you’re talking. It’ll be better for my performance rating anyway. I mean: to get a lot of hits.    From: root@TheCompany.allTo: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conSent: Friday: November 9:  7:55 PMSubject: Re: Hi I just did hit on you. You turned my ass down.  From: moc.eyepeep@nexiviral.conTo: root@TheCompany.allSent: Friday: November 9:  8:00 PMSubject:  Re: Hi My funny little Ax-man!  Think up something special for me to do (I can be a Nurse: a Maid: or a Naughty MILF Homemaker: you know: if you like dress-up).  The code to type to log on to the site is…