Turnabout is Fair Play
One of the inevitable dangers of living a predatory lifestyle on the outskirts of civilization is you might not always be the only predator out there. As nature often dictates, you’re also unlikely to always be the biggest and most dangerous. If you’re...
New Harem Hen
Auctions can be a lot like playing a game of chance. Bidding aside, the real gambling comes from showing up in the first place, because no matter how big a purse you come with, there’s no guarantee that exactly what you’re looking for will be...
A Minor Cosmetic Procedure
_"Look, I'd really prefer if you have it removed. You know how...strong the smell of that 'heat-squirt' is, and it gets all over me and everything else nearby and it's just gross. It's hard to get into it when I have to be worried about getting hosed...
Summer Sun and Wandering Stallions
Every now and then I wonder what I would do about my peculiar hunger if it weren't for the ability to take to the wing like I am right now, horizon to horizon all visible to me. I've made most of my successful "acquisitions" by diving out of the sky on...
Traveling Salesman (Of a Sort)
Most of my naps seem to be interrupted, but this time the knocking was particularly fast and hard. Whoever was outside of my cart clearly wanted my attention as quickly as possible, and as frustrated as I was at being roused only moments before fall...
Territorial Expansion
All creatures, self-aware or otherwise, follow a driving impulse when they reach overpopulation. With resources insufficient and territory scarce, part of the population will always seek to leave their old cradle and move outward into the unknown. A...
The Peculiar Thief, Chapter One: Discovery
When you grow up without something, you don't suffer for the lack of it. The other fillies and colts around you may have had things you didn't, but if you didn't see them or experience them, you would have no idea you were missing out. While that's...
Hunting for Worms: An Encore
You know, I’d initially tried to tell myself that sitting in this tree outside of that pink-maned yellow mare’s cottage at the edge of the forest was related in some way to checking up on her, see if she was doing okay. Being a good Samaritan or...