Whine Fresh off the Vine
So camping was going to be the best ever. If I had asked a girl to go it would have been a disaster. Even if she had said yes, there was always the problem of getting that past my parents, who might have had a few things to say about...
My Red-Haired Asian Lover
You know, thinking about Koko got me thinking about some of my detractors out there. I don't normally engage in philosophical matters, because neither side has anything much to back them up with in the way of facts. Feelings are not...
Return of the Errant Weres
Back in Pittsburgh, there was a funerary atmosphere to the house. Billy felt terrible for buying her those chemicals, Maggie's mother and grandmother were inconsolable, and everyone else was very subdued. Even Leo was moping, for...
All Good Things...
The room was rather rough in appearance, like that of a cheesy apartment or old motel that was overpriced because you could do what you want without having to deal with nosy neighbors. It had the smell of a place where no one...
Reunited and it Feels so Good
She held the line to his mind, reeling with the immense emotional pain that he was hiding from. She felt bad for her necessary deception, but it had been required for making her plan successful. If her real father had known she was...
The Gorilla of my Dreams
There are some stories that probably shouldn't be told. This is one of them. I have no intention of setting down dates, though the location will be easy enough to track down. The conditions surrounding are rather odd,...
On Shaky Ground
There was a slight rumbling underfoot. I was a little thrown off by it, for even the big trucks didn't usually shake a solid building like the one we were in. The others noticed it as well, for a slight rain of dust...
Winter is a Killer - The Case of the Missing Blade
I was in bed, thankfully neither alone nor with Holmes. It was with Lacey, one of the gang of Baker Street Irregulars that Holmes called upon from time to time in his investigations. If a person thought that they were only boys, it was because they...
The Birthday Present
Reggie was hardly in the mood to drive all the way home. It wasn't that work had been any more difficult than normal, nor that the long haul home, which seemed much longer today, was any worse than usual. No, it was because when he got back to his...
The Pair Reunited
One of the wolves leaned over and spoke to the human girl."Was your mate not to follow you after your clever ploy?""No, he was not supposed to follow me. And he didn't. I watched them get into the cars and drive off, just like they were...
While You Were Sleeping
Running on two legs was an adaptation long ago granted to many of the species living in these woods. Their history told of a past where this was not true, but for anyone's present lifetime and those of their parents, grandparents and...
The Temple of Tiankong Xiaojie
There are few legends remaining today about the order of monks who built and watched over the Temple of Tiankong Xiaojie. The temple itself has been relegated to the position of a mere fictional fantasy, said to be thought up by those who...