Chapter 2 - Wednesday
Viv eventually woke up the next morning with the morning sunshine playing over her face, and the vague smell of bacon cooking wafting past her nose. She yawned widely, stretched out with her usual sinuous grace, then rolled over onto her back. "Oh,...
Chapter 1 - Tuesday
"Cut! That's a wrap." "That's a relief," Viv muttered. The black tortoiseshell cat rolled off the bed and stood up, wincing as several of her joints cracked at once. "Ow. These awkward positions don't help the body stay young, that's for sure." ...
Gryphons' Wake-Up
Kiðren woke slowly, his consciousness returning to him as if wading through molasses. He shifted position slightly, and opened his eyes just a little bit, enough to let in a hint of light. After a few seconds, he found that he could see nothing but...
Horsie Ride, Part 6 - Naughty Photos
_A bit over a week later..._ Anson dumped his schoolbag on the floor and sprawled out on his bed, looking up at the ceiling, which was beginning to show signs of mould again. He put his hands behind his head and stared unseeingly through the dingy...
Horsie Ride, Part 5 - Picture in Picture
The next day Kerry woke up when her father, in the usual routine, knocked on her door and called through. "Time to get up, Kerry!" "Okay, dad!" Kerry called back after a few seconds of rousing herself into an upright position. She threw her covers...
Horsie Ride, Part 3 - Revealed Skeletons
It was nearly a week later when Anson saw Kerry again. During that time he'd been slightly out of it, musing over his unorthodox relation with the young pup. Even his father had commented on his distracted state, which he explained away as...
Horsie Ride, Part 2 - Blossoming Love
The next time Kerry met with Anson, it was during lunchtime a few days later. She was sitting in relative isolation at the base of a spreading apple tree, munching on a roast beef sandwich. At the sound of someone approaching she looked up, and smiled...
Horsie Ride, Part 1 - Forced Entry
_Tick...tick...tick.... BRRRRRRING!_ The class had been on tenterhooks for the last few minutes, and as soon the bell rang everyone left their seats and made a beeline for the door, temporarily creating a jam that only eased when a few considerate...
Horsie Ride, Part 4 - Discovery
Kerry stood on the sidewalk, watching Anson's retreating back for as long as she could, until he turned the corner and was lost from her sight. She sighed, feeling an odd heaviness in the pit of her stomach. Though the horse was more than...
Winter Solstice
_Author's note: In 2009 I began work on a first-contact novel for NaNoWrimo, but I petered out at 32,000 words, having run into problems with communication between the characters. The races involved are human (not surprisingly), and a canine race (that...
Plushie Love
Stevie closed his bedroom door behind him, making sure to lock it. Even though no one was at home, he still preferred a sense of security, on the off chance that someone would come home and find him. He moved over to the window, gazing for a few...
Horsie Ride, Part 10 - Parent-Teacher Meeting
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