That hard six
_Coyote, that timeless trickster, is an agent of chaos. But chaos can be a powerful tool to setting things right, as a brief encounter with a slightly wayward farmgirl soon proves..._ _Okay. So I am still writing. Here's proof. It's a story about...
Willow Creek
_In the dog days of summer, 1942, a wolf on the cusp of adulthood and his younger sister engage in a bit of playful exploration on a sunny afternoon..._ _Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute -- as long...
Sweet Escape
_A sorta-commission story, where a harried office-worker experiences some light transformation. Maybe._ _This was a story requested by one of my Patreon patrons, which I... sort of delivered on? I think? In any case I hope you like it....
Hang a shining star
_When a human woman brings her canine boyfriend over for Christmas, meeting the folks proves to be a little tense. Can they learn the value of family? Will peace on Earth and goodwill to men extend to dogs? Considering the author, will there be...
Swingin' on a star
_During holiday celebrations, the moreau science ship Vandenberg receives a distress call, and the ghosts of the past come home to roost. The XO, a freeborn shepherd, must decide where his loyalties lie..._ _Merry Christmas :) Here's a short, simple...
Monday Morning Rail
_Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute -- as long as it's attributed and noncommercial, anything goes._ _So. I went back and forth on uploading this for a couple of days, but to the relief no doubt of...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
_Nobody's happy to be working over the holidays. Matt, in particular, isn't happy with this 'snow' thing currently attacking Boulder, Colorado. The red wolf will need to be taught a lesson. Fortunately, that's in the cards..._ _Here is the Christmas...
Fieldwork
_Henna Tuhkasaari is a temporal sociologist, travelling back in time to observe the behaviors of people long ago. But things can get a bit lonely, and when the opportunity presents itself... well, that calls for a little hands-on fieldwork ;)_ _This...
Take the long way home
_Allie left Cannon Shoals four years ago -- not by her choice. Now the ocelot makes her way back, finding that everything isn't as it was and her attempts at reform might be self-defeating..._ _This is the first part of a four-part series of...
Chukchi Jump
_A radar operator and the radar's designer make contact. And then some._ _Hello, my lovelies. Yes, this is the first story of the year. Yes, I'm sorry it's taken so long to post it. After the trashfire that was 2024, I've decided to start 2025 by:...
Picture Perfect Memories
_Coyotes: because sometimes there's no point in trying to be better than who you really are._ _Back to Cannon Shoals for a standalone story. Scout's never had a story before, so we get to go back and meet his family and see how he got the way he is....
Territory folks
_Lieutenant Arve Sutheray, a militia commander, is dispatched to keep the peace in the new settlement of Marimay, where good fences are doing anything but making good neighbors. And how else do you bring cowboys and farmers together?_ _Here's a...