Winterfall - Bedtime Story
**"Bedtime Story"** **By Lauren Rivers** No matter how well the inhabitants of Coldhaven insulated their bodies from the bitter chill that marked every day, it always seemed that...
Winterfall - Chapter One - Storm Front
**CHAPTER ONE** **Storm Front** 46 YEARS LATER Mornings always came too early for Joe's liking. With every sunrise it seemed to get harder to haul his bones out of bed, or...
Winterfall - PROLOGUE
**USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN** SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Shivering in his survival jacket, a hyena sat huddled before his console on the bridge of the large Navy destroyer on which he served. The...
The Interview - SHORT STORY
**"The Interview"** ** ** **By Lauren Rivers** Raindrops soaked the street outside of Mackenzie's favorite café while...
The Gift - Part 1
** ** **"The Gift"** ** ** **CHAPTER 1** ** ** **By Lauren Rivers** One thing a life on the road had taught Ethan was...
Rising Tide - Part 6 - STORY
**"Rising Tide"** **By Lauren Rivers** **CHAPTER 6** Laid out on the table before the squirrel physician was the subject of his current research. Restrained and muzzled to...
My Name Is... - SHORT STORY
**"My Name Is..."** **By Lauren Rivers** Sunrise always came far too quickly for her liking. With a significant amount of effort her eyes fluttered open to see the same artwork...
Cutters - SHORT STORY
**"Cutters"** **By Lauren Rivers** _ It all starts with an idea. A single conscious thought that creates something from apparent nothingness. Where at first there is only air, with the focus of will there becomes something else._ It always began...
A Perfect Day - SHORT STORY
**"A Perfect Day"** **By Lauren Rivers** Saturday mornings were always Sarah McKane's favorite time of the week. It was the only chance she got to take her kids to the park...
Endgame - SHORT STORY
**"Endgame"** **By Lauren Rivers** Broken glass littered the ground outside Doctor Dunham's clinic. It was clear whatever had happened here was fast and violent. As Isabelle knelt to examine the damage her ears perked up at the arrival of Captain...
Rising Tide - Part 3
**"Rising Tide"** ** ** **By Lauren Rivers** ** ** **CHAPTER 3** Navigating underwater had proven to be a challenge, to say...
We Interrupt This Program - SHORT STORY
**"We Interrupt This Program"** **By Lauren Rivers** # March 23, 2035 Soft sheets and the sound of a gentle breeze were interrupted by the screech of her rather insistent alarm. She silenced it with a well-placed movement of her paw as she rolled...