Stranded Part VI
Bruce trudged through the jungle as fast as his overweight body would allow. He needed to make as good a time as possible, but he also knew he mustn't exhaust himself anymore than he was already. Others were going to need his help before the day...
Stranded Part V
"Do you remember, back in the lab in New Zealand, there was a researcher there by the name of Luca Smith?" Einstein's question surprised Betsy and brought her over from where she had observing the ring pattern of a nearby felled tree. She...
Stranded Part IV
Waking up that morning was almost painful. The absence of a feet thick coat of fat was a void that left the tigress feeling unprotected and un-buffered against the world. The reduction of weight allowed her to breathe easier, but it was a...
Stranded Part III
For all of the tigress's mistakes and mishaps so far on the island, she was right about one thing: the cow did not last long. The carcass, despite having obviously weighed more than a ton (2800 lbs in fact), was eaten so swiftly that new meat was...
Stranded Part II
In the time she had spent with the dogs she was thinking ever more as "The Scientists," the tigress almost missed the departure of the hunting party. It was still early in the morning, but many of the wolves had already ranged far into the jungle...
Stranded Part I
| Shalion Phoenix AZ [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection) | \<$wc100\> words. | STRANDED by Shalion Dawn on the beach was an explosion of light and sound after the...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-seven
\*\*\* The nebulous void that my existence became after that was terminated about a month later. By that time, I'd gotten so huge and heavy that I was on the verge of needing assistance myself in getting up. Fat Gut across from me had gotten quiet....
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-six
The snow began to pile on itself. It grew deeper despite our trampling feet and the warmth of our bodies. I never knew it could get so cold as it became at night. Cuddling up with other dogs was the only protection aside from the natural layers of...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-five
\*\*\* That was the end of discussion about talking to humans. It was also the end of Fatty's dreams of nightly dumpster runs. The leanest dog left in the pack now was Terrier-face and he was nearly double Spinner's weight. He admitted freely that...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-Four
\*\*\* It happened fast, so fast that I cannot clearly remember what happened. Instead, I recall a series of snapshots, like bolts of lightning in my memory. The opening of the gate, its metallic whine cutting through a thick haze of sleep and...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-four
\*\*\* It happened fast, so fast that I cannot clearly remember what happened. Instead, I recall a series of snapshots, like bolts of lightning in my memory. The opening of the gate, its metallic whine cutting through a thick haze of sleep and...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirty-three
Several days passed and I still did not return to the other tribe of dogs. Pink Nose still returned with the content of his lessons, however, after a single night's peace, the chocolate lab returned bearing more questions from the opposite pack....