Road to Jasper
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Brian said to himself. Here he was, in his car, halfway to the hotel that Jasper was staying at. He thought about the night before. He thought about Lois and how she had turned him down again, like every night before...
Victory Road
"That's it, the entrance to Victory Road," Cassidy said. In front of her and Fenny was a quaint, gray tall building with a wide entrance. From where they stood, they saw a few flights of stairs inside. Cassidy entered, eyeing the old tiled stone floor...
Riddles in the Road
Riddles in the Road Once upon a time, there was a fox. It's always a fox, isn't it? But this isn't just any old fox, no ma'am. This is the King of Trickery, Lord of Thieves and Thief of Hearts, Reynard T. Vulpes. You've probably heard of him. He...
The Road to Perdition
"You shouldn't have done that, you know." A voice wakes me from a troubled slumber. It is dark outside, the kind of dark that presages a storm, and the fire has burned low. I can't tell whence the voice comes: I believe I am hearing it with my ears,...
Lonely Road
Was there any reason for all of this? Probably not. But as I once again find myself eating alone at the school canteen, I'm forced to conclude that my life sucks. Now you might not care about my life at all. But then again, you have your own business,...
The Road to Midnight
The lobby of the Desert Sun Hotel and Casino is brightly lit, with earth toned walls and furniture. My natural dusty colored fur with tan and black highlights fits well. The ad that brought me here didn't say they wanted a swift fox, but I think my...
Road to the Stomach
**Road to the Stomach** Squeak peered his brown-furred head around the corner of the hole, nose twitching as he took in the smells of the house. People, of course, and definitely the scent of a dog, but it wasn't recent. He'd watched the car leave...
The Road to Barcelona
Amid the usual hustle and bustle of the Wildfire Labs corridors, the tall black ram in the starched white lab coat stood just outside the main flow of traffic, consulted his clipboard yet again, not quite believing what was on his schedule today. He'd...
The Road: a poem
Some travelers, some past companions, some never met, meet misfortune on the road, finding an end, never to return, or giving in to the darkness inside, on the road that goes on and on.
Down the Road
**Down the Road** "I wouldn't mind giving that cooking a try," you tell him. "There's a little wine store down the road. Since you're cooking, it'd only be fair I pick up a few bottles." "Hmm ... Well, I don't normally invite someone I just met to...
Road to Adventure
The air along the mountain pass was tense as the scent of demons lingered on the wind. Elder walked the secluded mountain path as the came to the small mountain clearing. He'd been hired by the Storm Crows, the greatest of the Adventuring Guilds in the...
The Road to the Hospital
He reopened them and focused back on the road. he took a few seconds to adjust to the song and thought about his life up to this point.