Winter's Worth V
The delightful smell of breakfast being cooked floated around the cabin home from the kitchen. It was a quiet morning with only the last sounds of cooking starting to die down. Two sausages were rolled onto a plate already filled with scrambled eggs...
Christmas Short Stories
\*More than a Companion I-II The fire in the hearth lay dormant despite the chill that existed outside. The wind sometimes made a few large trees sway, but it wasn't even noticeable while I sat on the floor with Bianca. Her nine fluffy appendages...
Adaptation
Crickets and other insects chirped noisily while Otho panted and fanned his face. The morning humidity was particularly bad, and it was hot enough to where he considered abandoning his clothes for once. Looking down, the fabric was sticking to his fur...
A Night to Ourselves
A female husky sighed watching the car pull out of the driveway before disappearing to the dark main road up ahead. 'Don't be reckless Bret.' She thought to herself as a male wolf approached her. "Don't worry Jess, he's been a perfect driver since...
Exploration
The morning and afternoon started hot and humid as the day before when he crashed. The night proved to be a mostly sleepless one for Otho. Every time the fire cracked or popped, images of the robot shooting came to mind. Instead of the typically pre...
Spiritual Savior
Distant thunder rumbled through the murky sky, as if it were a beast hiding in the dark soupy clouds. I looked down the ledge I was perched on and watched the rushing brown water flowing down to my property. Normally the brown churning river was a...
Top and Bottom
"Always bills." Karen muttered skimming through the small stack of mail before slapping it down onto the wooden kitchen table. Arriving home was usually a little more exciting, but the mailbox by the road didn't seem to care a minute ago. Her purse...
Male Bonding
"Shut the hell up!" A booming deep voice yelled as a wine glass accidentally slipped, crashing to the floor. Pieces scattered everywhere as a feminine voice retorted nastily. The house's youngest member ran out of the opposing room to prevent being...
The Inkasi Free State
Rik smiled staring up at the open shutter where the golden sun beams filtered through into the cozy dim home. The ground, nor the hammock could compare to sleeping on a bed. The material was warm and soft, something she had never known like this in...
Am'Caizha
"Otho! Otho!" A voice urgently called him. "Wake up!" "Huh-whuh?" He shook his head and sat up on his elbows feeling someone nudging him. Rik was kneeling beside the tired raccoon moving his body. Her blue eyes wore a concerned expression. "The...
The Search Begins
A sand vixen strolled happily along the small jungle pathway noting the familiar sets of plants and trees all around her. The vulpine didn't possess a thread of cloth to her name, and that's how she always lived. Rik stopped by a large tree that...
The Forest Spirit
Footsteps quietly patted along the packed earth of the worn road. Shensu was halfway through a long road in the forest from Shintenchi to Usho. The trees towered above him and blocked most of the sunlight from reaching the ground. Shrubs and bamboo...