Eternally Vernal, Chapter 9: Until Unspoken To
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 9: Until Unspoken To. * * * “Lower, and bigger gently, I beseech," spake Ivana through her old translator—the new one had not yet arrived, which would have irritated her had she not bigger plans occupying...
Love Lost, Chapter 13a: Phobias.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 13a: Phobias. * * * The young man was touching every inch of Grace's flesh, and there was nothing she could do about it without being charged with assault, or at least getting into serious trouble. He started with...
Can't Escape, Part III: Somewhat Vain
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 3: Somewhat Vain. * * * A normal-height Fiona awoke with a small chunk of polyester stuffing in her mouth. The pillow serving as a surrogate hiker remained little more than a tattered rag surrounded by a sea...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 2: Variegations On A Theme
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 2: Variegations On A Theme. * * * “Are you sure?" asked a deerling of a houndoom. Seth again regretted his past under-performance. “Yes, impetuous one. I am quite certain that our lordship would be...
Any Port, Chapter 1: Disorientation.
* * * Any Port, Part 1: Disorientation. * * * "Try it again." Slowing to a stop after one step, Lennon sighed, emitting a cloud of breath that quickly disguised itself amid gently falling snow. The lucario turned about and caught his...
Love Lost, Chapter 10a: Remissions.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 10a: Remissions. * * * Joe sorted through generic school supplies. He had acquired a new backpack for his entry into high school, letting his old one become dedicated to his hobby as a trainer. One could question if...
Squandered
I remember the day that I received my first pokemon. "Today, I am a young man, like my older classmates!" You smelled like the kennel; as I bathed you, I discovered your secret. "What are the odds I'd get stuck with a girl cyndaquil?" I never...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 5: Basal Basin
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 5: Basal Basin. * * * Gates stood in his kitchen and examined the devastation that surrounded him. What few items had populated the refrigerator were now gone. The dogs' feeder, activated until empty. With a...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 3: Tunnel Visions
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 3: Tunnel Visions. * * * A vertical blind slat that refused to synchronize with its mates let a sliver of the sun's first light pour through Gates' bedroom window and pool as warmth on Warden's tuft. Soon...
Can't Escape, Part VI: Highly Curious
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 6: Highly Curious. * * * "Are you kidding? She's practically an addict; takes one with every meal. Fiona spent all weekend at that Battle Arcade marathon game the Frontier set up at Coumarin Gym trying to...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 4: Rise Of The Bran Muffins
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 4: Rise Of The Bran Muffins. * * * At first they were seen as a generous and unexpected treat. Now, on day eight of a second big favor and day four of fresh-baked bran muffins, they were dreaded as anathema....
Can't Escape, Part IV: Good Perseverance
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 4: Good Perseverance. * * * Sparks crawled across the sink water's surface. At the instant they subsided, a poised ninetales leapt from the floor and snapped at an ampharos's face in an attempt to remind the...