Murrsuit Moon
Late at night, or rather early in the morning, the crescent moon of the October sky shone through the window of Ted's apartment. The moonlight was the only thing illuminating the room aside from the white glow of the computer screen. The man sat...
Ace Fountain Repair
The following story contains some violence. Reader discretion is advised. Ace Fountain Repair Director Lucas leaned against the reception desk. The clouded leopard looked out the door at the orange light of the setting sun. "Boy, today has been...
An Evening Out
The older raccoon sat on a bench at the park, tapping her foot impatiently. Her husband should have been waiting for her when she arrived. His phone went straight to voice mail, not surprising given he could never remember to charge the thing. Knowing...
Sushi and Pizza
Once upon a time there was a female cat with a rather interesting color pattern. She was mostly yellow, but had splotches of red and brown across her golden pelt. As a kitten, other children noted she resembled a slice of pizza. So they nicknamed her...
Cheat Night
"Well, nice place you have here," the black silk cat remarked as she stepped into the sparsely decorated studio apartment. "It does me fine," the badger behind her replied. "Certainly serves some purposes well enough." He turned her around and...
Mr. Jasper
Mr. Jasper I glanced up at the analog clock mounted above the corkboard posted with various company charts and motivational posters in addition to birthday cards for Gina, invites to Fred's cookout, and cartoon strips clipped from the newspaper....
Too Good to Be True
The large white tiger leaned against the Plexiglas of the bus stop, eyes closed. A bus stopped and passed, the cat didn't seem to notice. One of the passengers to disembark took notice of him, however. "That seems a bit unnecessary today," Tirta...
The Sun and the Sky
Elsie just didn't care anymore. She'd tried to resist it. Tried to live with all these people and their stupid, pointless taboos. But no longer could she stand being stifled by these clothes upon her body. No longer could she bear to bare her form...
Fired!
Katja walked up to the bar, clearly annoyed. "What'll it be?" the sun bear bartender asked the tiger taur. "What do you have on tap?" The sunbear rattled off a variety of beers. The tiger ordered a stout. She paid the bear and began to sip her...
My Sister's Hobby
"Fuck!" Ubie shouted at her laptop as she flipped the switch to the wireless. The siamese cat opened up the virus scan and began running it. She had been in such a hurry she had clicked on the fake warning without thinking. Now it would be an hour...
Searching for Mary
Joe held his paw over his eye as he pounded on the door to Blaise's apartment. Blaise answered, "Joe." "Have you seen Mary?" "She was just here." Sylvia, the ringtail's snow leopard girlfriend had a curt tone in her voice. Joe noted both of...
Into the Africa Exhibit
"Thank you," the young coyote girl said in between licks of her ice cream cone. "Thank you," her parents repeated as they turned away. Erin thaked them in turn. She sighed as they left. They had easily been her best customers of the day. The...