Raspberry Line Chapter 7 - The Angry Tiger's Den
The white tigress's heart skipped a beat as she saw the street sign: _Raspberry Line_ and _Almond Field Road_. She looked down at the little sketch of the map she drew on a piece of notebook paper the night before. From here she turned right, and put...
Raspberry Line Chapter 14
A week had passed. This was the first-six-weeks marker, leaving five six-weeks more to go. They were going to get their report cards on Friday, but for now all the tests and quizzes were mostly over with, and they were riding...
Raspberry Line Chapter 12 - Cross-Walk Talk
Emeral ran back in from recess, eager to get to the sanctity of the classroom. Ritzer was sort of out for her blood, but was kept at bay by Rini and her band. It was like a clash of the titans: Ritzer wouldn't dare do anything to Rini since she and...
Raspberry Line Chapter 11 - Dodge, Distract, Disorient, Deceive, And Destroy
It was agonizing waiting for Monday, but then when it finally arrived Emeral almost didn't want to go to school. She'd thought very deeply about what she could have done to make Ket practically run away from her. The only answer she could come up with...
Raspberry Line Chapter 23
She knocked. She barely had enough time to begin catching her breath when the door slowly crawled open. She was looking upward, expecting to see the face of Miss Rachaun, but all she saw was the tips of two little black ears,...
Lonely Oak Chapter 13
"My legs..." Lyza groaned, flicking her left foot to stretch the tendons, "They feel like they're gonna fall off." P.E. was no fun today. Right after warm-ups, the coaches opened the garage doors,...
Lonely Oak Chapter 36
The bell on the door jingled as the two moms and two tiger cubs stepped out of the little pizzeria. Ket was the last out, and he held the door open for a couple who were coming in. The sky was black, as night had fallen, and they made their way back...
Lonely Oak Chapter 79
_How could today be so..._ boring? At some point, each student in Ms. Hupp's class had that thought. It was like a fantasy come true. It was Friday, Ritzer was still gone, and all day they had done nothing but watch educational movies. Sure, some...
Raspberry Line Chapter 16
Emeral swirled the water with her finger. It was quiet now. The otter-family and friends had left a few minutes ago, and it was just her and Ket now. She was sort of surprised at his uncharacteristic action, getting them into...
Lonely Oak Chapter 9
The sky was as pink as a ripe cherry. It was only five o'clock and already the sun had gone down and propane floodlights began to dominate the atmosphere, splashing an ethereal noire-blue to most every surface. Amidst the ether...
Lonely Oak Chapter 38
Lyza stepped out into the heat, the car engine puttering as her brother killed it. She adjusted the brim of her hat, making sure it was on straight. Beneath her feet were the whitest stones she had ever seen, and they reflected the afternoon sunlight...
Raspberry Line Chapter 10 - Drift Like A Leaf
"Get...started?" He repeated back. "Yeah," she took his wrist and led him to an area that wasn't so populated by dirt or trash. "My instructor says I'm not supposed to do this, but..." She swung her arms and clapped them together, like she was warming...