Free Admission
**Free Admission** March 1966 Sienna Wells stepped through the front door of _Thrift Drug_ and quickly spotted Chet Paxton waiting in one of the three booths situated across from the small lunch counter. The two horses had known each other...
Double Feature
**May 1969** In spite of a long day at the Salvation Army Shop, Tracy’s heart was light as he climbed the stairs to the apartment he and Roy shared. The pain in his hip, which served as a constant reminder of his car accident, slowed him...
Horseplay
**Horseplay** June 1967 “Alright, everybody," called Virginia. The director clapped her paws then held them up for silence. “Good job today. I'm very pleased with everyone's performance and I think our lighting crew deserves...
The Morning After (and the Night Before)
**September 1941** John woke with a low-grade headache, a sour taste in his mouth, and a sore feeling under his tail. He opened his eyes and found himself staring into the gray, furry armpit of a wolf. John's head was pillowed on the...
Office Party
June 1938 Roy stepped into the back room of _The Thread Bear_. Marco was sitting behind the business desk, leaning back in his chair, paws clasped on top of his head. “Hey, your mom just called," the lynx informed his partner. “I was...
Cal
Cal July 2024 Roy Connelley tapped his wife’s number on their Forester’s touch screen. Belinda answered answered after only two rings, “Hello, O husband o’ mine.” Roy smiled. “Hi, Sweetie. What are you up to?” “I’m at the zoo with Mom and the kids,”...
Dreams
**September 1967** Tracy waited patiently as Roy unlocked the apartment. He followed the big bear through the door, “Thanks so much for letting me spend the… Whoa!!! This place is huge!" Roy seemed a bit embarrassed. “Well,...
In the Mood
**April 1959** Roy sat on his couch, bare feet up on his coffee table as he leaned back with his eyes closed. Stravinsky’s “Firebird” was on the stereo and nearing its rousing climax. He opened his eyes at an unexpected knocking on his...
Toy Box
**April 1968** Tracy entered the apartment grinning from ear to ear, repeatedly tossing a baseball from his right paw into the new baseball glove on his left. “Man, I just love playing catch! That was so much fun." Roy smiled at...
Spin the Bottle
**January 2012** “Did Belinda tell you who else she invited?" Alex asked his friend. “Van and Mike will be there," Roy replied. He slowed the Prizm to a stop and flicked on the turn signal. “Yeah, but what about girls?"...
Sox, Sax, and Sex
**September 1988** Tracy and Roy stepped out the front door of the airport terminal. The younger male carried both suitcases. “Welcome to Boston, Big Bear," said the coyote, “and happy birthday." “You know my birthdays are always...
Competition
**February 1968 — July 1968** Roy sat in his usual spot on the living room couch and pulled the coffee table closer. Tracy settled himself cross-legged on the floor opposite the bear and lifted the lid from the ornate wooden box. He...