Picnic Table
**© 2014 TheOrigamist** The first thing that Gene noticed was that the picnic table had a blanket on top, like a tablecloth for the afternoon. The old wolf raised his eyebrows, but made no judgment. It was a personal choice, he supposed, although he...
My Last Summer
I want to tell you about summer on Earth. My people enjoy a brief period of great warmth on our planet, and we call this time 'summer'. Daylight lasts much longer, the plants are coming out of spring, and it's typically a time of celebration for the...
Banana Pancakes (Summer Adventure 2014)
The rain pattered softly against the porch roof. It pittered and pattered quietly, as if Mother Nature was slowly watering the world. The sound alone was music to the young lizard's ears. The sound of rain always calmed his mind down, especially when...
Urban Hunting
"Kaily, wait up!" Kittara checked her hair in the small mirror on her compact before she tucked it into her purse then hurried as much as she could in the four inch heels she was wearing. The music coming from the club was loud enough to be heard even...
On Board the Summer Sparks
"Howard?" The grey fox looked up from cleaning the sparkling-white deck of his vessel to meet the soft, curious look on his wife's face through the railing opening, and smiled, his eyes drinking in the delight of the vixen's sea-blue gaze. "You've...
Midnight swim
The tiger was starting to visibly sweat as she walked past him. "Care to up the anti?" The question made the crowd laugh and a few of his buddy's give him shoves on the shoulders but he stood his ground and shook his head. "Shame... I was thinking the...
Fursecuted
**Fursecuted** It was a long hot summer day at the office and Poppy was drained, Poppy was a nickname she earned as a pup, her given name was Harriet, Harriet Quinn. The surname was added to her family about 30 years ago, before she was even born,...
Double Dip
Shapes of light gently twisted and stretched across the surface of the water until their dance was disturbed by a sheet of ripples. Even in the baking August sunshine, the faint breeze that kicked up brought enough of a chill that Jamie felt it under...
Too Cold
"I don't think I've ever been so hot in my life!" One dark, furred hand rubbed over the red panda's forehead while her other hand fanned air against the tops of her breasts straining inside a thin, white tanktop. "I'm sorta regretting choosing today...
Row row row your boat
The paddles caressed the clear surface of the water with a steady rhythm, propelling the plastic kayak through the lake. Its movement was usually elegant... Punctuated by little moments of "Wait, I thought you said right" "No, it's left, right,...
The Question One Asks on Any Camping Trip (Illustrated!)
"You've got a little something riiight there!" A finger lightly poked onto the golden canine's furred lip, smearing the glob of sugary, white marshmallow fluff into her fur even further. "Ugh! S'mores are so hard to eat!" She whined, licking...
The View (Illustrated)
"Step right up! Only a few more rides before closing time!" The carney announced with an arcing swing of his arm towards the tall ferris wheel behind him, "Step right up for the ride of your life!" The golden canine standing nearby eagerly lunged...