The More the Merrier
"You did _what_?" Akira repeated, following Charlie through the grocery aisle. They were the only two in the place, which Akira owned. "Yup! Ten out o' ten," the fox squirrel insisted. "Except it was hard to sleep after. I was so jazzed, and three...
5.4 - Won't Get Fooled Again
“Lights.” A soft, humming noise, the bedroom aglow. “Not so bright!” The luminescence went down a notch. “Mm.” Sheila, shaking sleep, rolled onto her stomach and grabbed a pillow. It was Barrow’s. Her mate, the bat, had already left their...
Busy Season
** September 1st** It was ten minutes until opening time. "Gather around, cherubs!" said Coriander, chipper as always. "Back here, hurry up!" The short, aging chipmunk, who claimed to be 'on the younger side of old,' served as the default manager...
Louder Than Words
The earth was alive, today! Rhythmic and pulsing, finally freed from the long, hard winter. The bitter cold? The heavy, oppressive snow? The ice? All of it was a melted memory, now, eclipsed by brightness and warmth. And color. Such color. Daffodil...
Snow Angel
The snowball sailed overhead. Missed. Juneau scampered, stumbled through the snow, slipping and sliding. Panting. A haggard, weary mouse. It was a snowball fight. Several creatures here, in the countryside, had banded together. Started a snowball...
Surrender My Heart
"Astrid!" &nb...
Mouse-o'-Lantern
"What are you doing?" "Making a mouse-o'-lantern." "What?" "Mouse-o'-lantern. Carving a pumpkin," said Field. "Oh." The lion sat down beside him. Tilted his head. Watched for a bit. "Not doing a very good job of it." "Well ......
True Colors
Rikki put aside a navy-blue fountain pen, having just signed another proclamation. _Hmm ..._ What if he started calling them 'executive orders?' That sounded _way_ more important. _I mean ..._ Technically, they _were_ orders, and he _was_ an...
In With a Bang
It was New Year's Eve, late-afternoon, and the sun was steadily sinking toward the horizon. As she got out of her car, garage door still open, Meadow squeaked. The snow and wind whipped at her face, reaching inside to stab at her. _There's no...
Give a Mouse a Cookie
The piebald rat behind the camera held up a furless, pink paw. Then four clawed fingers. Then three. Two. One. The red light on the camera activated. They were on-air. "Thanks, Opal and JR," the handsome red panda with the microphone (Channel 13...
5.1 - Repair Job
“Captain on the bridge!” “At ease,” Kalmbach rumbled, exiting the rear lift. The doors swooshed shut behind him, and the formidable-but-fluffy snow leopard padded forth, clearing his throat and tugging on his uniform-shirt before taking his seat in...
Roommate
He had been worried about having a roommate. Ty was a private mouse, but going off to school, he had to live in this dorm. And have a roommate. The roommate he got ... was a squirrel. Montana. Ty had remarked to him how that was a strange name. ...