Birthday Present
Eric slowly roused from his sleep, awareness coming gradually. As his senses returned to him his ears perked, swiveling towards the window. The husky could hear the stuttering roar of his neighbor's lawnmower as they started it up. Groaning softly,...
I'll Trade You
Mark was still picking feathers out of his teeth when the house next door was sold again. The lion had gulped down the last parrot living there about three days prior. The dad of the family? Mark wasn’t sure. Birds like that all had cloacas so its not...
Double Booked
Alex waved to Jean as he entered the building to start his shift. The petite macaw was seated behind the reception desk talking to a customer, but she gave him a smile back as the fox crossed the lobby and went into the back rooms. He wound his way...
The Same Ending
Mark stepped down into the subway entrance. He swiped through the turnstile and headed to the far right of the station. Never be near crowds. You can't see behind you, so put your back to a wall. Wisdom from his elders. The train was only a couple...
A Failed Dragon Hunt
Relnik stretched his arms above his head and yawned as he walked slowly around the campsite. The grizzly bear had the third watch for their little band of knights, and had only been woken for it half an hour ago when Claire came off duty. In about two...
Larger Than Life
I was getting some refills when the little bell attached to the door rang. My eyes were drawn immediately to the magnificent creature as the newcomer ducked through the doorway. His horns added another foot to the nine foot tall muscled frame he...
A Very Good Boy
Cerberus sat in front of the gates to Hades, watching the milling crowd of shades attentively. Or rather, at least one of the massive dog's heads was always watching. The advantages to a three headed watchdog are many. Cerberus took his work seriously...
Meal for Two
Ian walked out of his last class for the day, shrugging and stretching his shoulders to settle his backpack into a more comfortable position. Another week of classes done, his final course on Friday finished, and he was once again free for the...
Death Row
The polar bear struck the polished metal disk on his desk with a smooth granite ball, signaling his decision. “Kisabo, for the crime of murder, I judge you guilty." Kisabo didn't raise his head from where he stood in the middle of...
Territorial Dispute
Felix narrowed his eyes as he flew, searching for the telltale ripples and movements of the air that would show him a good thermal to rise on. The sun had risen well above the horizon, and the angle was bad, but Felix spotted the current of warm air he...
Food Chain
Felix blinked his emerald green eyes lazily at the sun which was just cresting the buildings of the cobbled square he lay in. The dragon was stretched out, taking up more than half the length of the largest open space in the city. Unusually for the...
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
Felix was napping curled up in a deep depression in the stone of his cave when he was awoken by the faint sounds of jingling horse harness and hooves on stone. The emerald dragon cracked one eye open slightly. This portion of his lair, where he slept,...