Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun The open air. It's why he went Westwards in the first place, and it still hadn't lost its charm. Blue skies dotted by the occasional fluffy white cloud as far as the eye could see. A bump in the 'road', as it was optimistically called,...
The Number
The Number I dared a glance down at what was going on. It was hard to see in the dimly lit corner of the room we were in, and that obnoxiously fluffy husky tail wasn't helping. I admit I was a bit jealous of such tails, in comparison to my own...
Butterflies and Bourbon
**"Blue Forest- Butterflies and Bourbon"** This story is part of K.M. Hirosaki's "Blue Forest" series. The setting and the character Cedric are his creations. This chapter takes place in proper chronological order. I want to thank Hirosaki for what...
It's The Little Things
It was the little things. The little tuft of fur that always stuck up on his neck that I couldn't help but put back in place with a tender lick. That faintly spicy, vanilla-like sent that my nostrils caught a clear whiff of as I buried them into the...
Pale Reflection
_Company Handbook. Chapter XIV. Section 3. The offices of the Insurance Claims Counselors should at all times be kept tidy and be made to seem separate from the treatment and billing departments of the hospital to put the consumer's minds at...
Gloryhole in One
I looked up at the wobbly ball coming my way through the air and took a few steps to the left to snatch it as it came down. "That's better!" I encouraged as I fired the football back across the yard to the hyena youngster. "Nice catch, too. I put a...
Happiness in the Last Bottle
Happiness in the Last Bottle Jesse fidgeted in his armless computer chair, making it squeak in protest. His ears felt hot and he calmed down and sat steady for a few moments, knowing that his coworkers in the adjacent cubicles were listening to his...
Pair of Jokers
I looked down at the cards in my hand for at least the fifth time, hoping that maybe if I just looked away for a moment and glanced back down that my lowly 9 High hand would magically transform into something better. It wasn't, and the glare from the...
Adult Signature Required
Brown truck, neatly pressed brown shirt, and brown packages. Remy checked his pearly whites in the side view mirror before checking the address on the house. The pine marten took a genuine pride in his job: setting up his routes, staging the packages,...
Foggy in River City
Raindrops pelted the windshield. They were falling a bit slower then they had been for the last fifteen minutes. Caleb had assured himself that he was only still in his car because he was waiting for a break in the downpour. The map light was on, and...
Teaser: River City Nights
When people talk about River City, the famous blue-lit skyline is probably the first thing that comes to their mind. I had to admit, even after seeing it every day, it still looked stunning through my windshield as I idled in line at the airport with...
Spooklunking
Spooklunking By Tana Wolf John Willoughby let the pungent smell of his coffee waft into his nostrils as he leaned back into the metal patio chair outside the café. The black Lab was trying to put away the lingering effects of a nasty hangover,...