The Masks
It wasn’t the _first_ time that Jennifer woke up somewhere she had never seen before – some kind of office, it seemed – but it was the first time she did so without a splitting headache, which suggested to her that it wasn’t because of alcohol, for...
LootQuest
Everything looked so real! Iris couldn’t help but _ooh_ and _aah_ at everything she saw in her new virtual reality. It was LootQuest, one of those MMORPGs – a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game – but for how old it was, she was...
The Grand Academy, part 3
"Hey there, sleepy! I could give you something that might help," a giggling, melodic voice that sounded a little like a twinkling star might, echoed in the darkness. "If you promise to trust me later." Lilian floated, unformed, in a vast darkness...
Alexandra's Vacation
**Alexandra’s Vacation** Alexandra was stressed, _very_ stressed. Stressed beyond belief, in fact. The holiday rush was always brutal at the bank, and she didn't even work as one of the tellers. Rather, she spent all day locked away in a little...
The Mascot Factory
As you were eating yet another bowl of porridge for breakfast, owing to the lack of a regular pay check, you found your eyes wandering over the wanted ads in the free newspaper. Wrapping your thick blanket around yourself, you struggled to focus in...
Ophelia's Corruption
**Ophelia’s Corruption** Ophelia really wished that she wasn’t at a fancy party right now. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with the party itself. She was just having one of those shy, anxious days when she didn't want to talk to anyone...
Deeper Rites of Venus
Vesper cuddled up with his pregnant mother. The other Cirneco hound groaned happily as he wrapped his arms around her swollen belly to give her a little extra support. At this point, she needed it, being almost nine months pregnant. Vesper thought she...
The Return of the Lizardmen, chapter 4
Coatl groaned, squatting over an improvised nest, comprised mostly of leaves and ferns gathered from the jungle. The sensation was indescribably alien, feeling an egg pass through his body. It wasn't painful, nor was it even unpleasant, but it was a...
Night of the Wereotters
The forest was bathed in sunset. In a few minutes, it'd sink beneath the craggy mountains at the horizon and invite the night. The beautiful forest would transform into a place of phantasms and illusions, of trolls and ghosts formed of the twisted...
The Guilty Heart part 2, alternate ending
Even though I knew what the only thing I could do was, I was hesitant. Hesitant and terrified. At least I was a fair distance away from home, still burning gasoline, so I had time to play out how I should approach the situation. Should I just admit to...
The Rutting Season
Tyldrein preened his scales nervously, knowing that he'd be going into rut for the first time soon. If it'd be today, tomorrow, or in a week, he wasn't sure, but it always seemed like a rather intense event for mythical ferals. He'd seen it happen to...
Now You're Edging with Portals
"Yeah, I got this new toy," Navah grinned. What he handed the hyena looked like a cockring, if a little thicker and more ornate than usual. "What is it? I mean, other than a cockring," the hyena asked, glancing first at the toy and then at the jackal....