Barred: Chapter 5
5 The closer to their apartment the two got, the harder the rain fell. It slithered down buildings in rivulets, struck their faces like tossed pebbles, and made it near impossible to navigate the streets through. Vaughn didn't mind getting soaked,...
LOS: "It's About You"
Jasper was lost in his own jubilant thoughts. The cougar's long tail was looping and popping against the side of the sofa where he lay sprawled over its entire length, and his eyes were clasped firmly shut--lips frozen in a grin--as he imagined all of...
Lifted Higher: Chapter 2 - "It's A Date"
2 I hold Robin's phone number tight in my paws as Paul and I walk back to our apartment. I found the little paper scrap to be a bone of fortuitousness tossed to me: the literal and proverbial dog; to Paul, the paper is more of a symbol of his life...
New Generation of Heroes: Chapter 2 - "A Job to Do"
2 Straddling atop the ledge of one of League College's study halls, a white-furred wolf tucked his custom Fabrique National .28 back into the inner pocket of his denim jacket and watched as his target continued on his way. Thank goodness. The...
A Father's Love: Part I
"Colby Randall Crow," I said sternly, my eyes fixed on his mop of auburn hair as he stared at the ground, "Look at me, son." He didn't budge. His legs hardly reached the ground as he sat alone bunched up on a park bench, his arms crossed and his chin...
Track and Field: Part 17 - Dust In The Wind
Red Once upon a time I believed the world was beautiful and kind. Once upon a time I believed that I could have my cake and eat it too. I thought that--no matter who I was--I'd be dealt a fair hand, and even after the tragedies that my family and I...
Barred: Chapter 1
1 It was dark and cold and rain was slogging down in fat plops against the sidewalk. Nomac hated the rain, and it wasn't just because he was a cat...well, _part_ cat. Cougar and coyote, he was, but more coyote than anything. A joke, really. He...
New Generation of Heroes: Chapter 11 - "Open Eyes"
11 Carson awoke at seven o'clock, which wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Thanks to his father, the young German shepherd had been getting up early since he was a pup--if he hadn't he would've missed Raymond before he left for work. Carson loved...
Want
Hi, my name's Eli, I'm 18, and I'm an otter that doesn't like to swim. I mean, I like to swim, but I don't like the idea of people just assuming that I do. Sure, I'm on the swim team at my high school, but do I want to be? Not really. Do I want to be...
Plain-walker: Chapter 2
2 The fire was nice. Out on the outskirts of the town, near the border of the plains but within the cover of the Direwood, it became cold--fast. Darkness was approaching, and the warmth would be much appreciated when the night reached its peak. Fire...
Barred: Chapter 3
3 Rai slid the _Old Fashioned_ to Nomac and took the other guy's money. He smirked as he walked off--smirked and shook his head. The coyote ignored him and turned slightly, softening his gaze and taking in his new _friend_. A black lab: not a bad...
Barred: Chapter 2
2 Nomac was never sure how to feel about the bar. He had things he appreciated about it--the dull lighting, cheap drinks, and horny guys for instance--but he had things he hated about it more--the horrible music, cliché celebrity photos on the walls,...