The Family Jewels [2]
Michel Halson and his wife, Janie sit breathlessly on their living room sofa. The television is glaring and the twosome are snuggled tightly together, watching an episode of Orange is the New Black. "Oy... that was a riot!" Michel says, in Janie's...
The Family Jewels [1]
Michel Halson, a dark-haired, tan, hard-working, wealthy man tosses his blazer over the back of his armchair as he closes the door. Taking off his hundred-eighty-dollar shoes after a hard day's work, his feet feel hot and tired. Setting his briefcase...
Truly Rescued
Miss Bianca, a kind, adventure loving mouse with an astounding beauty smiles as she approaches her long-time friend and partner, Bernard. "I'm so proud of you, Bernard!" Bianca smiles, wrapping her little arms around her chubby, timid friend. "Oh!...
Moment's Hesitation
Casey walks down the empty streets of her town as the stars above twinkle in the silence of the navy blue skies. Looking down at her converse sneakers, she can't help but think about Julia. The entire situation stayed in her head like a dream,...
Underworldly
Pain and panic, two imps serving Hades, lord of the underworld, watch as their dark ruler sinks slowly into the sea of souls. Pain, a short, chubby, red imp, peers over the edge of the cliff where Hercules had sent their ruler flying. Panic, a tall,...
Fit for a King
"This is it, boys!" Skipper says confidently as he emerges from the hatch in his habitat, standing on the ice platform, looking at the main gates of the zoo. "What's going on now, Skipper?" Private asks he lands next to Skipper. Kowalski flips out...
Backfire
Doctor Hämsterviel rummages through his lab, looking through old serums and capsules he's created over the past few months. Reuben, experiment 625, watches over his shoulder, mocking him silently as he mumbles to himself. "Look, ah, I don't see how...
The Firing Squad
Rickson held his 70's styled Savage, twenty-two Bolt Action, Single-Shot rifle in his paws. Being the gentle, kind Pitbull he's always been, he never thought he'd actually have to do something like this. Taking aim at the blindfolded canine before...
Turtles for Sue
Ever since we were children, I remember Sue always complaining that she wanted a pet turtle. All through kindergarten, she'd talk about it during recess and snack time. She even had a stuffed turtle toy that she'd bring to show and tell every...
The Sugar Plum Princess
Once upon a time, in a lovely kingdom of sugar and spirit warming sweetness, there lived a princess with the sweetest of sugars and the firmest of flesh. This princess was no rosy cheeked human nor soft, furry maiden; her round, plump, ripened...
Respecting Elders
Anakin watches as the stars outside the ship zip by before his eyes. Only ten, soon to be eleven, and already his life has been filled with the wonders of the galaxy - stars, comets, space craft, and visiting entire new worlds. If only his mother...
She Would be Proud
Karalee Dhal at only twenty years old walks into her bakery, that's right, _her_ bakery, and already, her co-owner, Dusty has a frown across his strong, usually happy, rich, bonze face. Karalee sighs as she hangs her jacket on the same hook she...