Hold Me Until Tomorrow
Today her fur was pure white, more than fresh snow or heavenly clouds. She was a wolf, her nose was a soft pink and the fangs just below her lips gave off the most subtle hint of a fierce nature. More than anything else, her eyes stood out from the...
No One With Horns
High school can be a very confusing time for some, but Aaron and Stregato seemed to have a good idea of what they wanted. Both were young bucks, attending a private school that was almost entirely made up of cervines. Aaron was like most of his peers...
Darnlake Botany Symbiosis
There is no experience like being inside a pod that Venus had custom grown for your specific being. The sap inside tastes unique, as if it was squeezed from a distant fruit you can vaguely remember in your childhood. Being inside Dr. Tuber's pod was...
Darnlake Botany Nourishment
A phone call in the middle of the night is never a good sign. "Come into work now. Right now. We have a big problem." "Hhmmm... wha... ohh... Dr. Tuber what time is it?" "Fescue Maps, I said right now! This is urgent, the situation is getting...
Darnlake Botany Botanica
There was no waiting this time, no letting weeks go by before the next serious conversation. The very next day that I came into work Dr. Harold Tuber was waiting for me in the back of the greenhouse in his office study. We said our usual greetings and...
Darnlake Botany Vines
"Aren't you enjoying yourself? It looks like there's too much on that otter mind of yours." "Well... yes. It's hard not to be curious about everything that has been going on here." "Now's as good a time as any to start asking." "I suppose so....
Darnlake Botany Beginnings
"Go to college, Fescue Maps." That's what they all told me and this otter tends to do what he's told. I thought I wanted to be an artist and for a while I was going to be a biologist before the tests got too hard. Psychology, language arts, and...
Caught in the Moment
"You look like you're going to fall asleep." "Mmmm I easily could in a bed like this." The fawn mutt stroked a paw softly atop her head. "Well, what fun would that be?" She shifted her tail a bit and moved to get more comfortable. "I know but...
Ritual of Fire
Taboos exist in all society. Rules must be made to keep the most primal urges at bay. However, we do not run from taboos here, we embrace the forbidden. You may teach by telling a child, "Stay away from the fire for it is hot and will burn you." This...
Darnlake Botany-R 05
Mrs. Tuber wasn't happy at all to greet us at the door. The vines had torn through our clothing and we were both covered in dirt and dust. "Harold, would you like to explain to me why we have moss overtaking the basement?" She seemed especially upset...
Darnlake Botany-R 04
A phone call in the middle of the night is never a good sign. "Come into work right this instant. We have a big problem." My boss' voice was even more stern and serious than usual. "Dr. Tuber?" My thoughts were still in a fog from whatever dream...
Cigar Smoking in a Boar's Home
Great Greek stories always began with 'In medias res' which means "In the middle of things." It is their 'Once upon a time' but it implies that a story often doesn't have a clear beginning as all things are but a moment in time. My own personal stories...