Blue-Eyed
... February 5, 2006 ... After the anthem ... after God Bless America ... after the coin toss (tails won) ... After introduction, after interim. After the hype and the 67,000 ... after flash-bulbs. Fireflies and starlit. In a dome. In...
Interim
Patter-patter-pat-pat, sang the rain. Oh, how it sang! They had turned onto a gravel road. They had reached the gravel roads, and it was late-morning, a Friday. In the great Northern Hemisphere. In Indiana. This was Hoosier weather in a...
2.5 - Deep Breath
"Is he going to survive?" "I'm trying to stabilize his pulse. I'm ... " Yates exhaled, sharply. "I'm doing my best." Reverie's medical officer shook her head in disbelief. "He's lost so much blood." From the neck, especially. "He's lucky he's not...
2.4 - No Return
They were on the upper level of the Promenade, overlooking the still-sparse pedestrian zone. The friendly otter, Dobson, purveyor of sundries, was setting up his place down there. He was the only permanent civilian resident on the station so far. He...
Squirrel Your Stuff
It's 9-o'clock at night. A narrator welcomes you. "Thanks for watching Mouse Your House and Mouse Your House: Apartment Edition! Now, stay tuned to SCURRY-TV for even more 'programming to gnaw on'! "Up next, from the creators of Mouse Your House,...
Love Vibrations
"Hello!" Charlie said, holding a cell phone to her head. Brimming with energy (despite the stifling humidity), the silver/bronze fox squirrel casually leaned against the trunk of a tall,...
True Colors
Rikki put aside a navy-blue fountain pen, having just signed another proclamation. _Hmm ..._ What if he started calling them 'executive orders?' That sounded _way_ more important. _I mean ..._ Technically, they _were_ orders, and he _was_ an...
Pink Noise
Brizz scooped an oversized helping of crispy, seasoned crickets into his muzzle, crunching on them loudly. "Mmf. Mmh! Wan' some?" the pale white-and-pink bat asked, his Australian accent quite strong. He nudged the bowl across the table. "Um ... no,...
The More the Merrier
"You did _what_?" Akira repeated, following Charlie through the grocery aisle. They were the only two in the place, which Akira owned. "Yup! Ten out o' ten," the fox squirrel insisted. "Except it was hard to sleep after. I was so jazzed, and three...
Pleasure Before Business
**Ree-ree-ree!** A phone trilled. **Ree-ree-ree!** The secretary, a fancy rat (an 'American blue') with a calm, professional demeanor, picked it up. "Yes. Yes, he's still here." Ears cocking, Matt looked up from his chrome-colored laptop, making...
Twice as Mice
It was an October day, cloudy and grey. Blustery with a strong chance of rain by nightfall. Boldly colored leaves, orange, red, and russet, swirled up and down Main Street in the little town of Arcadia. Inside the big front window of the grocery...
Surrender My Heart
"Astrid!" &nb...