The Priest is Summoned (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The foundry was, as it was most any time of day, a place of heat and learning. The priests who worked here found a place where they could push themselves, the materials, and their faith to the limits. Priest Garmeny carefully navigated the compact...
Possum Laundry (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The possum paused in his transfer of clothes from washer to the basket, the sounds of the laundromat all around him. One red tinted sock. One perfectly blue tinted sock. Confusion was afoot, but the possum steeled himself to the task at hand. ~...
Fennecs are Short (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The gas station smelled strongly. She couldn't quite untangle the mess of odors, but the fennec was pretty sure that stale coffee, burnt hot dogs, cheap cigs, and some amount of milk were the prime constituents. She looked over the six pack of beers...
Waiting for Rescue (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ A few seconds of silence. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ Additional seconds of silence. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ The alarm becomes louder. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ A hand groped haphazardly about the controls on the wall,...
Road Trip (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The cockatiel bobbed his head to the music on the radio even as the static in the signal continued its slow rumble. It wouldn't be long before there wasn't any music left on this particular frequency as he and his passenger rolled down the interstate...
Before Commute (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The skunk's morning had been terrible. The alarm clock had been particularly grating with its reminder to become awake, the shower smelled faintly of watermelon for some reason, and his favorite shirt had fallen off of its hanger sometime in the...
Cooking for the Parents (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Kevin glanced back and forth between the two potatoes arranged on the pantry shelf before him. He had been successful in stalling for time by serving his parents an appetizer of corn chips, pickles, and mustard. The task of a proper meal would be a...
Kobold in a field (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold sat alone in a field, beneath a sky of clouds. The day's heat had finally broken, and cool rain beaded off her scales and seeped into the cloth of her jacket. Arms wrapped around her knees, the kobold buried her face into her knees. With...
Funeral on a Station (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The station chaplain leaned back from the altar, surveying the arrangement. The cactus from his office stood prominently in the middle, a loud reminder to keep to hope. The small figurine of Death, a hooded gryphon with face unseen, took the...
Mornings in the Dark (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Frank rolled over with a groan. The ceiling was a soft blue-ish glow, and he could faintly make out the shadows cast in moonlight on his far wall. The otter looked to the clock. One in the morning. He resumed staring into the featureless sea of dimly...
Vacancies for Overseers (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The sun was embracing the horizon as Stallman was shaking the dust out from his tattered feathers on his departure from the foundry. Once he was done coughing up the day's dust and breeze, he glanced up to the sight of deep blue begining to smother...
Paperwork and Curses (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The ferret stared with apathy mixed with a dash of impatience over her glasses, and sighed. "Sir, you'll need to complete that form before you can make a deposit." There were always customers, there had always been a process, and the two never seemed...