He's bigger than you might expect.
Certain conversations with owls put me on edge. The first time I ever "got" someone by accident, it was an owl. He surprised me by turning his head all the way around at a moment when I wasn't expecting it. I tended to avoid owls for a few years after...
I'll pop in and out for a quick visit!
I had only known Bruce for a few days before I started spending the nights perched in the tree that grew over his sett's main entrance. He thought of it as his tree, and at the beginning so did I, which is why I asked him for permission. "If some of...
Incident Report
Transcript of recording made by subject Q-143 follows: So the first time I did it? You want to know about that? He was a middle aged owl. I still can't think about owls without getting all uncomfortable. Where is he now? Well...I think I know....
Thanksgiving Hideout
"We're running out of time, we're running out of places to go, places to hide" said the tom. His voice was remarkably steady for a bird in his position: a turkey on the night before Thanksgiving. "I heard about you from some friends. But I haven't seen...
Court of the Obsidian King
Dhar woke with a splitting headache, feeling disoriented. He was still underground, which did not surprise him, but he was in a large chamber now instead of the passage he remembered. Had there been a collapse? He sat up and rubbed his head. No,...
Strangers in Booth #23
Snicks nervously rubbed the top of his scaly head, lacing his fingers between the nubs on the back of his scalp. It was a bit premature to call them horns at this stage, but they were still prominent enough to be noticed. He hadn't had time to file the...
Postinemesis Garden
The long, rectangular room was quiet except for the stirrings of Henning, who was perched on a chair specially made for him. Always restless, the cockatrice was wearing his ceremonial hood, which made him even more prone to fidgeting and complaining....
Dryvern
"So the war is going to move from cold to hot? That's what you think?" The larger gryphon spoke to the smaller's back as they moved on foot along one of the many trails that led up the side of the mountain. The...
Stuffing Kelly
The rooster shut the door behind himself, turned his key in the lock, and strode forward as if he owned the place. For the next hour or so he did own it, as well as the services of its occupant: a scantily clad monitor lizard named Shoa. "I expected...
Shower Poke
The water from the shower pelted against the ears and horns of the bull as he stood under the cascade. Small rivers through his black fur formed along his back, wandering randomly until reaching his tail, when they converged and circled it so long as...
Tapewyvern
This was the time of year when most who could afford it left town for vacations. Those who stayed typically didn't work. The heat was oppressive, but the hot season would be ending soon. Everyone found ways to endure the weather until it broke,...
Under the counter
It was an average day, perhaps slightly slower than average. This normally would have bored Sasha to tears, except for two things: snakes, including anthro snakes of her variety, had no tear ducts; and second, Sasha was very preoccupied by an event she...