The Family Jewels [7]
The snow begins to fall lightly from the sky, floating to the earth like soft, icy crystal feathers. Michel and Janie Halson look out their back door together and shoot each other a warm smile. Snow means winter, and winter means vacation! "I'll...
The Family Jewels [6]
Michel yawns, feeling tired from the visit to Janie's mother's house. It's a long drive, and now he has to drive just as long just to get home. The night was tiring - the laughter and conversation echoed in Michel's mind - the heavy Brooklyn accents...
The Family Jewels [5]
Janie pushes a grocery cart, nearly full, to the back of her car, ready to load up the trunk to haul the groceries home. She looks at the mound of goods and sighs. _I wish Mich woulda come with me, this is a lot. I can't do this by myself all the...
The Family Jewels [3]
Janie purrs softly as Michel pets her, kneading the table where she lays, gently swishing her tail. Michel, holding his ring in his hand, looks at his wife, still in her anthropomorphic cheetah form; he stops petting her. "Oh..." Janie purrs, "Why...
The Family Jewels [4]
Michel Halson and his wife Janie sit down to breakfast. Eggs, bacon, and wheat toast cover most of Michel's plate as he anxiously checks his watch, eating quickly, keeping a close watch on the time. "Honey, you should slow down - enjoy the breakfast...
The Family Jewels [2]
Michel Halson and his wife, Janie sit breathlessly on their living room sofa. The television is glaring and the twosome are snuggled tightly together, watching an episode of Orange is the New Black. "Oy... that was a riot!" Michel says, in Janie's...
The Family Jewels [1]
Michel Halson, a dark-haired, tan, hard-working, wealthy man tosses his blazer over the back of his armchair as he closes the door. Taking off his hundred-eighty-dollar shoes after a hard day's work, his feet feel hot and tired. Setting his briefcase...
Truly Rescued
Miss Bianca, a kind, adventure loving mouse with an astounding beauty smiles as she approaches her long-time friend and partner, Bernard. "I'm so proud of you, Bernard!" Bianca smiles, wrapping her little arms around her chubby, timid friend. "Oh!...
Moment's Hesitation
Casey walks down the empty streets of her town as the stars above twinkle in the silence of the navy blue skies. Looking down at her converse sneakers, she can't help but think about Julia. The entire situation stayed in her head like a dream,...
Underworldly
Pain and panic, two imps serving Hades, lord of the underworld, watch as their dark ruler sinks slowly into the sea of souls. Pain, a short, chubby, red imp, peers over the edge of the cliff where Hercules had sent their ruler flying. Panic, a tall,...
Fit for a King
"This is it, boys!" Skipper says confidently as he emerges from the hatch in his habitat, standing on the ice platform, looking at the main gates of the zoo. "What's going on now, Skipper?" Private asks he lands next to Skipper. Kowalski flips out...
Backfire
Doctor Hämsterviel rummages through his lab, looking through old serums and capsules he's created over the past few months. Reuben, experiment 625, watches over his shoulder, mocking him silently as he mumbles to himself. "Look, ah, I don't see how...