Leaving Sibirskaia
**Leaving Sibirskaia** The time had finally come to say goodbye. Last fall, Viri Virranhukka had come to the United States as a foreign exchange student from his homeland of Finland. He was understandably excited. Or perhaps the better word was...
Sibirskaia: No More Lies Part 5
No More Lies No Regrets (November 16th) Elliot could have sworn the sound echoed through the apartment: ...the deadbolt locking in place. The door was closed...the happy voices of the departing couple muffled by the metal and wood. They were...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 2
Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Weather (November 26th) Just past noon. A television buzzed upon a cluttered kitchen counter. And from its screen shown the dark and disheveled mugshot of a wolf...while, over it, spoke a calm, metered, and...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 3
Your Local Twelve O'clock News Sports (November 26th) Just past noon. A television blared from high upon a wall, though barely audible amidst the clamor of the food court. And from its screen flashed the calling card of a local news...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 4
(November 26th) Noon. Today -- this dark and rainy Tuesday -- was a 'teacher work day:' a holiday for the students of Sibirskaia High, but not for its teachers. Tomorrow, the three day break for Thanksgiving would begin in earnest, for everyone. But...
Sibirskaia: Sticks & Stones Part 2
Sticks & Stones Your Word Against His (December 2nd) There they were. Again. They were taunting him. He knew they were. What other explanation was there for the way they shoved their filth in his face? For a while, he'd believed they simply...
Sibirskaia: No More Lies Part 4
(November 11th) "Look. If this is about the pictures, I didn't take 'em, okay?" The wolf held up his open paws, as if warding off the adults before him. Though neither he nor they moved away. Those paws. Everyone seemed to do that, here...at least...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 1
Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Traffic (November 26th) Just past noon. A television illuminated an otherwise unlit living room. And from its screen, a ferret spoke...well dressed, even more well quaffed, a microphone in his paw, and a school's...
Sibirskaia: Sticks & Stones Part 1
Sticks & Stones Nothing Broken (November 22nd) "Are you sure he'll even be here?" Mic yawned, sipping a soft drink as he stood alongside the vending machines and his orange, feline friend. "Yeah," Hunter nodded, eyes on the far glass doors: the...
Sibirskaia: Taking the Stage Part 3
Taking the Stage Dénouement (January 6th) Honestly? He didn't believe it. He couldn't let himself. He wasn't even sure if he'd believe it tomorrow. If he'd believe it two weeks from now. He had let himself become so pessimistic, so scared, that...
Sibirskaia: Taking the Stage Part 2
Taking the Stage Climax (December 25th) It never seemed to snow on Christmas. At the very least: that was Jeffery's experience. He had more than a few white holiday memories -- some happy, most not -- but it seemed none of them fell on...
Sibirskaia XXX
Author's Notes, and Preface: What follows is a non-canon, 'What If?' chapter of Sibirskaia. The events of this chapter DO NOT happen in the story. This is just a meaningless bit of fun and fluff. When I was originally planning Sibirskaia, way back...