Fleet Troubles, pt 1 (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The war was essentially won; the avian home world was a scorched ruin and the heavy battle fleet was on its way to port for resupply, repairs, and relaxation. Everyone aboard the ships of the mustered fleet, though victorious, were exhausted. Staff...
Sounds of Cooking (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The crisp sound of a freezer opened, the soft whump of the door closing. Subdued rustling of cardboard tearing, then shift of plastic slid across cardboard. Softly mumbled aloud reading of directions. ~ ~ Whuck-click, microwave door opens....
Corgi has Dinner (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Though her nose already was protesting, it was not until the corgi laid eyes on the sheer quantity and variety of peppers in the dish that despair truely took root behind her fascade of excitement and anticipation. It was like a casserole of flames...
Tortoise Wins. (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The tortoise's small spacecraft creaked softly as she put in the autopilot to take her back to the homestead claim on the cold, promising moon. She'd won the race; the hare's ship was debris in the abandoned asteroid mining belt behind her. The comms...
Phoenix Gets Dressed (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The phoenix strode through the bustling tent city, occasionally consulting his paper orders to verify the location of the armory he'd been assigned. He was interrupted by a soldier who recognized his working robes as those of a priest of the Sacred...
Fox on a Colony (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The fox leaned heavily into the lever-arm, mashing the tractor back into gear as he came about to plow another row of his field. This year, he was going to make it work. He had just the recipe: a delicate blend of fertilizer, a custom script for the...
Coyote in the Dining Room (Otherwise Untitled)
~ There was a lingering calm in the silence. He had vanished into the night years before, only to re-appear in his Sunday best looking otherwise like he'd been dragged through Hell and high water to get here. She wasn't clear on how to react;...
Gryphon Delivers Pizza (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The gryphon leaned over a bit, to give her Geo Metro's cassette deck a frustrated whack. She was still cold from the rain, tired from the road, and stung by the eagle's words. Chilled rain makes evenings popular for delivered pizzas, and this had...
Ferret in Space (Ferret and Badger part 1) (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Softly crackling with each sensor sweep, a ferret listened to the crystal radio's dutiful service within the chilled cabin of the retrofitted interstellar troop carrier left over from some quantity of wars prior. The older models were easiest to rig...
Mammal in Space (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The skunk gripped the empty mug that formerly contained imaging gel tightly between her hands, and barely kept her breathing under control. She could still taste the gell, and she was nervous but couldn't allow herself to panic. The ship shuddered,...
Going For a Ride (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The gryphon sighed, handing over the riding bridle. "This isn't going to come close to working with my beak." ~ The raccoon's face seemed a bit crestfallen. ~ Flaring his wings for a bit of emphasis, ".. and I think this saddle would break at least...
Not Grapes (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The fox stood alone in his kitchen, consoled by the dull rattle of the refrigerator straining to moan back to life. The partially complete sandwich on the counter seemed to mock him, as he again took inventory of the contents. ~ "Tomato.. grilled...