Maverick Hotel Part 10
As one of the Siamese cats silently bandaged the bruises on my lip and under my left eye, the Doberman--who clarified his name was Blu--calmed me down enough to explain their actions. Or, at the very least, explain them to me in a way that made...
The Buccaneer's Bay (anthology excerpt)
All a family needed to do in order to come here was go down a road five miles south of Gladwin, over a small bridge and to this open area. Large cracks zig-zagged the abused blacktop, most of it covered in accumulated grass, all of it in front of a...
Shine on Harvest Moon
The night was mighty dark in these woods. Luckily, my canine eyes could make out the outlines of tree trunks and fallen branches, while my girlfriend tripped a couple of times. If her delicate paw weren't encased in mine, I reckon she'd have tracked...
Maverick Hotel Part 3
Lowell helped me get dressed before we immediately bolted for the seddies' room. He probably woke up half of the top floor from how he slammed it shut, but neither of us cared. One of the seddies was awake, something we should've been overly excited...
Maverick Hotel Part 4
It felt strange to see everyone in the Maverick livelier than ever. Not that I could blame them or myself. For twenty-two years since the Revenant Party took over, the Defiant were nothing more than a thorn on their regime's side. They did nothing...
If I Risk it All
Cherry continued to sleep as I got up and showered the very next morning. He still slept like that an hour later, curling into an adorable cocoon with the velvet blanket and looking more relaxed than any post-sex afterglow. I couldn't blame him after...
Maverick Hotel Part 5
Dinner was tense and deadly quiet most of the time, with Mary and I exchanging small talk between bites of dinner. Mostly, it involved complementing her cooking. Chunks of ham, broccoli and other spices were mixed gradually in, giving each of our...
Meaningful Moments
"And he cried while the police hauled him out?" Grunting, I gave a firm nod. "Like a wife on a soap opera." Cherry shook his muzzle in disbelief. "And to think I slept with that sicko..." "At least, mfh!" I spoke, huffing as I went on to...
Black Sheep Among Wolves
The bus ride to my first suspect took about an hour and a half. Beforehand, while the ocelot distracted himself with a random TV show in the living room of the penthouse, I'd spent some time researching the two boys who, the night before, had tried...
Maverick Hotel Part 6
_Lowell's right_, I thought back to when he told me at the Maverick Hotel. _This_ is _exciting!_ The Defiant were making progress in the days leading up to the Independence Day festivities. Not only had my and Lowell's 'errands' been causing decent...
Dreamless Sleep
"Wait, so Daddy Stripe's not the one who...tried to kill me?" "Nope," I sighed. "I looked through what little he gathered on Becky and her death, and it checks out. Her mother got the surgery money sent from an unknown benefactor, and autopsy...
The Adventures of Peter Gray Chapter 19: How I Got Meself in Jail
Chapter 19 How I Got Meself in Jail "Excuse me copper, but how long do I hafta stay in 'ere?" I whined while grabbing the round metal bars. All around me, other convicts with deep voices growled and yipped at me comment while banging the bars of their...