Puzzle Heart - Chapter 7
I kept it hidden from him the whole of the boat ride back, and all of that night. I wasn't about to spoil something that drove me nuts to think about. I don't think he slept much, as he was constantly on at me trying to get me to reveal what I...
Puzzle Heart - Chapter 3
"OK, who's the joker?" Klaus was pissed. He'd come out of his office, along the hallway and into the main body of the building where most of the legal team had holed-up, in fits of giggles might I add. I was stood at the photocopier awaiting its...
Just you and me
**Just you and me** ** ** He’d been in with Dr Aubrey Skarl for at least an hour… and his father was pacing up and down in the waiting room with a permanent scowl on his muzzle. “For paws’ sake, Kit, would you sit your tail down for just one...
Lone Flag
He remembered marching through the village of Deirwaigh. His eyes were wide and tail still in icy fear as he padded onward to do his duty... for his king, for his country, for his fellow tails. His mum and dad were stood in the doorway of their...
Dilute to Taste
**DILUTE TO TASTE** “For the last time, I don’t want to know!” “But Da’, please…” “I said, no!” Meirion’s heavy, dirty paw thumped down onto the oak table, clattering their empty plates and cutlery, “you’ll stay, do you hear me?! You have a...
Cubes and Stars
**Cubes and Stars** “Where’s the cruise ship, Cory?” As they drove closer to the dock, Lee became all the more insistent. “Where is it, Cory? All I see are like, industrial boats and tankers.” Still his boyfriend didn’t reveal the surprise. “Paws...
Fly Boy
“Heeeeey Chester!” ' The young bat closed his locker door and tried to pretend that he didn’t hear that. He could smell who it was… and who it was, was trouble! He sighed deeply, slinging his backpack over his right shoulder and turning to walk...
Searcher
Carrion calm for I am asleep, At the torn lychgate, on FenMere Hill. Watching out into fen-borne mists, Calling, howling frostbitten hearts. Playing cards for souls, Playing glass gods in the graves, Come those to the canid son. Follow him, meet...
Burning Waters
**Burning Waters** **_Morning of August 25th, 1883 – just outside the village of Sumur, western Java, Indonesia_** **_ _** The young explorer Francis Brushton-Foxworthy was left stood in a Norfolk jacket and his woolen breeches on the...
Puzzle Heart - Chapter 5
Much naughty "shadow puppetry" later, we left Nepal after a fair few weeks of utterly amazing experiences; geographical, demographic and... ahem... erotic! Well, he _did_ make that promise to screw me every which way; you heard him! But to be fair,...
Puzzle Heart - Chapter 6
Now we did fly into Japan and stay for a while but, having done lots of retail therapy and relaxing in previous nations, we decided to take to the slopes and spend our time skiing and snowboarding. I tell a lie; _Klaus_ did lots of that. I watched, or...
Puzzle Heart - Chapter 4
We padded away for a mid-morning stroll before quickly nipping to the hotel to change, then heading straight back out for lunch. I was intent on trying something stronger, curry-wise, much to Klaus's amusement. We actually came across a sandwich/pita...