A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 18: Darkness (Part 1)
"Shove off!" I snarled as a flashlight shone in my face. "Go away, we're fine!" I growled in the blinding brightness, where I could see more furs' dim outlines. How many were there? What species? A horse... a dog... I wasn't even sure. "Blood and fur,...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 8: Shadows (Lite Version)
KEY: ~~ some part or detail was taken out BLUE edited section (some original, several parts changed), also generally shortened GREEN if the BLUE is still too much, GREEN TEXT is a short summary * * * In the darkness of the tiny pantry, Shadow drew...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 17: Bite
"What do you mean... bit?" I heard Helaina ask nearby in the darkness of the loading area. "Here, here... and here. He was clearly bitten by... them," shivered some fur next to Rusty. Only the fur's outline was visible by the bright lights focused...
Flee, Flee, Lynx in the Wood!
_Mael flees through the woods, and finds an unlikely rescuer...._ In the sparkling sunshine and the trees - he ran. Jumping and dodging, Mael tried to escape his pursuer. Faster. Faster! To lose himself in the underbrush. Grunts and a frustrated...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 16: Threats
The hound, Ethan was waiting impatiently at the roof hatch. Shadow left the bat there, ready for our return. At least the trip down was easier, but I slowed the two wolves down. Shadow had me by the paw, and Helaina was rushing us to the...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 15: Recovery
Stillness, floating stillness. But something dragged me to the surface. "...-ler...." I bobbed in and out of my mind. "-ler! Tyler!" I felt a distant sensation. A faint feeling on my facefur. "Wake up!" a distant fur sobbed. "Please, don't...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 14: Prejudice
I sobbed softly. This was no sanctuary. There was no harmony. This was a gathering of furs gone primitive with fear. Only Shadow's age-old gesture at the end had really made any impact on them. Hate-filled furs. We were unwanted here. Shadow was...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 13: Sanctuary
I gawked at the crowd, feeling a growing sense of discomfort as the beautiful female wolf threaded her way between excited onlookers. All the other furs in the dim light seemed to fade away in my shock. Her gaze was set as if she were hunting him, but...
A Curtain Falls Over Furdom 12: Risks
I shuddered, almost slipping off my elbow. Shadow's paw on my back tensed. "Do you mean... like the one a few days ago...?" Shadow asked quietly. Burt nodded a heavily horned head. "The one that felt like dying... that one." Jenny whimpered...
Song of the Space Finch part 4 of 4
SECTIONS: The Reformed Captain Distress Call Peace New Beginnings \_\_\_The Reformed Captain\_\_\_ I sat with Fellows a long time. She must have mulled over many thoughts. I started to feel drowsy with inactivity. "My father had always talked...
Song of the Space Finch part 3 of 4
SECTIONS: The Launch The Battle Inside the Ship Resolutions and Learning \_\_\_The Launch\_\_\_ Fellows was laughing. "Did you see that! I've never seen anything like that! Stupid beast popped right into space. Damn, got your first look at the...
Song of the Space Finch part 2 of 4
SECTIONS: Dinner The Calm The Incident \_\_\_Dinner\_\_\_ Ruth and I were the last to arrive at dinner. I looked around checking on my flock. It looked like Beck was staying in the nest with the chicks that night. Ruth sat down at a table,...