Richmond
I had the misfortune to be alone in the locker room when Barry burst in. My first impulse was to hide: I'd had one too many bad encounters with him before. He wasn't... _mean_, or anything--specieist as it may be to point out, the hyena _did_ always...
Padderday in the Park
That Saturday I went to the park was a nerve-wracking experience for me. Not that I had any trouble with the park, or anything like agoraphobia in general, but I knew that Rockwell had Done Something, which always meant an unpredictable day. My first...
Dinosaurs, maybe
"So what've You got to show me?" i said, trotting after the Wolf into the forest on the edge of town. "Will i get to be changed back today?" "No," Steffenhagen said, pointedly ignoring my first question with a tug on my leash. "Now be a good hog and...
Remote-Control Pork
The university music building looked empty from the outside. I snuck in through one of the side doors, hoping none of the musicians had started assembling yet. I caught myself sucking a tusk--silly nervous habits--and tried to focus on more effective...
Toilet Tiger
When I showed up for the protest, I'd expected a larger crowd. I'd gone around with the rest of the Society and had passed out pamphlets and everything, and even most of _them_ weren't here. "Sammy! Hey there tiger!" Becky waved me over, the small...
Sausage Breakfast
Musky lay in bed between his mates, the chubby skunk sleeping between the chubby otter and the chubby kangaroo in a king-sized bed that barely held them. It was good of Rockwell to put them up in such a fancy hotel for the weekend to visit him as he...
String 'im Up
A rainy day at home, tinkering. I called it home, anyway, the little falling-apart shack on the edge of the foothills. I don't remember...paying for it, or even moving in, specifically. It was just shelter, and nobody else complained, so I guess that...
The Problem with Patches
I still tend to wake up early, my heart racing. It takes a few moments to get myself back together. In most respects, college had treated me well--decent grades, good food, close friends (a couple with benefits)--but there was one dark spot. It was...
Last Job of the Night
Late nights, working hard. It was kind of agonizing to go through everyone's houses, sensing their desperation, and not able to make a move. It seemed like each client was more desirable than the last, and I was stuck having to remain professional....
A Night on Rumblr
I was getting tired of the lonely nights. My roo had been traveling out of town again, and my otter had taken up the experiment of working graveyard shifts and was apparently making bank cleaning up late-night plumbing emergencies. They both insisted...
Easter Morning
A powerful rumbling in my stomach woke me well before dawn. "Fuck," I thought. "What day is it?" I rubbed my eyes and saw my room had redecorated itself for a major holiday--a profusion of muted pastel colors. "Ah hell," I thought, feeling my...
Kaiju at Large
Wednesday mornings, me and Jaden would go down to the comic shops to see the new shipments before anyone else could get their grubby mitts on them. At least, I _tried_ to make it Wednesday mornings, if ever I could roll him out of bed before...