Forest Friend
“Ah, Christ--they're at it again! Dylan! Get out here!" His grandfather cried out hoarsely through the screen door, and with mounting volume. Inside, the boy's ears flattened as a grating twinge ran down his neck, knowing that the old dog would carry...
Forest Friend 2 -- chapter 3
The park glowed dimly with amber wherever lampposts dotted the brick pathways. With Ty off to the forest, Dylan and Reed were on their way back to the orchard where, after hours running around nude, he'd finally have to get dressed and sneak back into...
Kavi's Lookout
Kavi sat way back on a bed of woven mats, belly pleasantly distended with a hearty meal of bushbuck stew. The interior of the circular hut reminded him of the comforts of home, illuminated by the soft glow of embers in the central hearth. Shadows...
Kavi's Release
“Nothing like a good old-fashioned showdown to bring the tribes together, huh?" The sun hung low on the horizon, casting long golden rays over the sprawling veldt. The sky was a gradient of warm hues, transitioning from deep orange to soft purples as...
Forest Friend 2 -- chapter 1
He leaned forward on the table, hunching over decades' worth of initials crudely etched into the worn maple, but the border collie could barely keep his attention on the book spread between his paws. He found himself reading the same paragraph over and...
Forest Friend 2 -- chapter 2
The pair of teens followed the rural road into town, the texture of worn, cracked asphalt under their paws as they strode down the median. There was less than a mile ahead of them and the road curved only slightly, affording a good opportunity to see...
The Young Wild -- chapter 1
# Chapter 1 A broad, well-worn trail wound its way through the forest of sugar maple and beech, all kissed a golden orange by the low sun. Their leaves were just beginning to turn and shimmered, blown by the early autumn breeze. The pair of weary...
Call of the Moon -- chapter 3
# Chapter 3 The shimmering, broad-bladed grass rushed by underfoot, but the field was such an expanse and the sky so absolutely still, it was as if she were running in place. Evelyn kept pace with the coyotes as they loped ahead of her on all fours,...
The Young Wild -- chapter 5
# Chapter 5 The sun was already peeking above the hills in the east when its rays filtered through the lodge wall, rousing Bryn from his sleep. He woke with his stomach in knots, his mind running over the muddle of yesterday's events. He returned...
Call of the Moon -- chapter 1
# Chapter 1 Closing the solid bedroom door with a sneakered foot, she swung the full-to-bursting suitcase, its considerable weight managed with both hands, just high enough to clear the double-size bed and settle heavily with a bounce and a muffled...
The Young Wild -- chapter 2
# Chapter 2 Evan left before dawn, as he said he would, early enough to avoid a round of lengthy farewells. Bryn didn't even get to see him again, and this set his day off on a distinctly melancholy note. But Clover prepared him a breakfast of tender...
The Young Wild -- chapter 3
# Chapter 3 Bryn passed between a pair of mountain hollies, their round leaves kissing his bare fur. His short, tawny hide was shining where the sun touched it, thoroughly cleaned up in the nearby river. The water was crisp, especially now that the...