Good Boy: (1) Babysitter to Doggysitter
Skylar, a tall and dark furred German Shepherd, was flipping through the channels on the large television in front of him idly stroking himself as he waited for sleep to overtake him. He was currently at another family's house babysitting their...
ND: Aki Path Day 1: Renting Guns on Notebook Paper
You've never been to the range this early. It feels strange. After you got off the phone with Talia, you headed straight here. Your gear was still packed up -- you spent Sunday night obsessively searching for a...
Chapter 1: Little Talks
Nick opened the door to his apartment and walked in with a heavy, tired sigh. Another long day of work; a botched date with the girl of his dreams; another disappointing moment in his life. He kicked the door closed, which slammed a bit harder than...
ND: Aki Path Day 2: Clean Guns, Clear Mind, and a 4-Star Pie
"Yeah, alright. I will. Thanks." You hang up and set the phone down with a sigh. If your kitchen table wasn't such a mess, you'd almost feel like a white-collar worker. You cross out another...
ND: Aki Path Day 4: Tea, Tears, and THC
 The wolfess took a long pull of the watermelon tea -- her favorite -- before fixing you with a tense stare that's barely detectable beneath her RBF. ...
ND: Aki Path Day 3: How the Fuck do you Study?
It dawns on you what a mess your place is. There's something ironic about realizing it without actually being there. Lyons' office proper is practically clinical despite him being a public defender. The only trace...
The Day Stiles Got Fuzzy (Chapter 1)
CHAPTER 1 “Scott, hold on buddy! I am running out of breath-!" In this moment, another root promptly materialized over the top of his shoe, and Stiles went from running to indelicately planting his face in the moist forest floor. Aching,...
Pursuant Abstruse (all current chapters)
"HEY MAN, NICE JACKET." The cheap soundwaves of Rodko's e-voice translator bounced around the strip mall's narrow back alley. _Ahh_. Pleasant vibrations. The well-dressed human male, much to Rodko's befuddlement, responded with a courteous "_thank...
Planetfall
Part I Max leaned against a port window, looking over an alien planet. “Everyone thought they’d find us first. What do you think they’re like?” Ash answered, “Don’t know, but we’ll find out tonight. We’re extracting a couple.” “What...
A Remnant of Dawn
Chapter One Today was my departure day. I lay on my back in my narrow bunk, staring at the ceiling of my family’s trailer as it trembled with the vibrations of a passing aid convoy. Somewhere beneath the rusting ribs of my settlement,...
Winter's Grasp
Act I - Part I ‘How far did that deer run?” I followed the thinning blood trail and continually disappearing tracks through the deepening snow. “Good thing I double-layered,” I say as my breath is carried away by the blizzard that has...
Our Lock is Their Crop
The Moon is so small. Earth One's grasp on the celestial object had weakened with age. Earth One: humanity's birthplace. Now old. Overburdened. Poisoned. Dying. Qaad couldn't help but feel a connection with the planet he inhabited. He too was in his...