The paragon of animals
_The adventures of Alpha Company, Second Battalion continue apace with word of a new transfer. The animal soldiers of the company become closer to their human counterparts -- in some cases quite a bit closer -- and see action for the first...
Straighten Up and Fly Right
_In an alternate, dieselpunk 1940s, coyote aviatrix Kalinda Garcia meets a new friend when her experimental plane is forced down in hostile territory._ _Set in the same universe as "Reckless," from my e-anthology_ [Bodies in...
And Shadows Still Remain
_Allie has been in Cannon Shoals almost two years, and she's managed to avoid bad decisions. But it's getting harder._ _Back to Cannon Shoals with some pretty typical Shoals stuff. Allie isn't a bad person, but her circle of friends ain't great for...
Objects in Grimoire Are Closer than They Appear
_Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute -- as long as it's attributed and noncommercial, anything goes._ _[Thakur](%5C) suggested that my [last story](%5C) was insufficiently dark. Consider this a sequel,...
Lessons
_As a teacher of high school English, there's not much excitement in Ray Vega's life. But when one of his students goes into heat, he discovers the need to teach a few extracurri... well. I'll let you find out, but I bet you can't guess what happens...
Small-Town Lies
_Mill-worker Harlan Crow feels like nobody takes him seriously, and he doesn't like being told what not to do. Or who not to do. Better go ahead and fix that..._ _Welcome back to scenic Cannon Shoals, where not-very-good people make even worse...