Meaner Pastures
"Well bless your little heart!" --Southern expression meaning "Go fuck yourself." "So why is it you want to become a cow, Mrs. ...?" "Barton. Markeshia Barton." "So why is it you want to become a cow, Mrs. Margereet Barton?" ...
Invitation to the Blues (Woman -> Were-Tiger)
"She's a moving violation, from her conk down to her shoes "Well, it's just an invitation to the blues." --Tom Waits, "Invitation to the Blues" --- Tom waited for the arrival of his new life in a tired bus station in Chester, Pennsylvania. If...
Hollow Eyes (Man & Woman to Cow)
Bentram woke up in a cell laying on cold concrete, unsure of where he was and turning into a monster. He wasn't sure which of these were the most alarming. Probably the monster part. Normally he was awoken by his alarm clock, signifying he needed to...
Lair of the Bat People
"_The bat that hangs upside down laughs at the topsy turvey world." - Anonymous_ "Okay, this is really cool but also incredibly stupid." Jake looked over his shoulder at his girlfriend of two years. "You know you didn't have to come on this little...
The Black Goat in the Woods
"Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid." --William Faulkner "And that's why, without a doubt, Pulp Fiction is scientifically proven to...
Broken World: Desire (Part II)
The Broken World: Desire (Part II) "_Home is the nicest word there is."_ _--Laura Ingalls Wilder_ Lura woke on the cold floor of her shack. The first thing she became aware of was the frantic pounding. The second was how very cold she felt, likely...
Broken World: Desire (Part I)
It had been four days since Lura buried her mother. The other villagers were nice enough about it. Lamyra had cried and told her she could come live with her family, which caused the young girl's own mother to shush her and quickly leave for home....
Daily Trials
Note: This is in my "Dorin-thinks-military-contracts-are-bad" universe (the one that started with Lateral Move), and is a sequel to the cleverly-named The Trial But With Pig TF. It probably isn't necessary to read that one first, but it couldn't hurt....
Creepy House
"Most horrible of all sights are the little unpainted wooden houses remote from travelled ways, usually squatted upon some damp, grassy slope or leaning against some gigantic outcropping of rock. Two hundred years and more they have leaned or squatted...
Wear and Tear
"There's something very wrong with me." Owen had been in a relationship with Amaris for long enough to know this was a tremendous understatement--although probably not in the way that she may have meant it. "Baby, look at this place! I'm surprised...
Lateral Move 2: First Honeymoon
"Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are...
Hello My Name is Jolene (Woman > Opossum Anthro)
There was a fire in Jolene's swamp, and she couldn't be happier. A fire meant change. A fire meant excitement. A fire meant something different was happening, something interesting in the least interesting place in the western hemisphere. A sodden bog...