Anima: The Zoo Intern Chapter 4
"Audrey?" Howard called out my name. Turning to look, I saw him quickly getting dressed. As he frantically buttoned his shirt, I looked down at my fur-covered body. My chest was flattened and covered in reddish-brown hairs. I couldn't help but have a...
Anima: The Zoo Intern Chapter 3
The joey meandered about the office while Howard and I worked on prepping for the end of the day. No matter how hard I tried to distract myself from it, I kept wanting to check on the little guy. He would go silent for minutes, and I would be urged to...
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 6
Russel spoke of the bear as if it was its own living thing. I could see why. The little voice... not even a voice, but a thought in my head would seem like it was trying to influence me. For example, I never liked fish. Something about it was nasty to...
Anima: The Zoo Intern Chapter 2
As I walked into work the next day, I was surprised to find Howard had not arrived yet. At least his coat was missing from the rack. I hung my jacket next to where his usually was placed and walked closer to our window to the Kangaroos. Inside I could...
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 5
Hunching behind Russel, I peeked around his right hip to see the brown bear approaching. It didn't seem angry, just slowly walking toward us. Once it was about thirty feet out, it seemed to stop. Standing, waiting, unmoving. "What is it doing?"...
Anima: The Zoo Intern
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo can be mistaken for the largest Kangaroo species due to its inaccurate naming. Macropus giganteus refers to the roo as gigantic when it is smaller than the Red Kangaroo. Up until five months ago, I had never known this....
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 4
"Russel!" The half-man-half bear only panted and let out a series of grunts. He began to step closer, falling forward onto his hands- paws. as his paws made contact with the ground, a loud pop echoed through the room. He continued slowly approaching...
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 3
Being honest with Russel about what had happened on the boat was difficult. It's hard telling your friend that you thought they would harm you, but THE SITUATION WAS made worse by how you had to stop it. At first, Russel thought I was making stuff up,...
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 2
"Dean! What's going on?" Russell laid on the floor, opening and closing his hands as best as possible, slowly touching one paw to the other and poking his left pad with a claw. Walking closer to Russ, I carefully stepped around his legs, kneeling and...
Anima: The Buck in the Woods
"Kole!" "Yeah?" "I'm heading out. Do you need anything?" "No, I'm fine." Winging my body around, attempting to get out of bed was getting more complex. Sleeping on my back was not what my new body was built for. But with enough...
Anima: The Camping Trip Chapter 1
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR The droning sounds of the airplane's engine and my fear of heights were not helping the situation. Motion sickness had me lying back with my eyes closed, wishing the fight would end soon. A muffled and...
Anima: The Broken Wing Chapter 2
The next few days were uneventful. I spent most of my time in the small cage on the wall. Alex explained that this was only temporary until the bones in my wing started to heal. Adjusting from an unlimited open space to a small, confined space was...