Ulterior Motives
**Ulterior Motives** Marcus was a very good big brother...and Keith adored him. A twelve-year gap separated the eighteen-year-old wolf and his six-year-old half-brother, but still, Marcus always made time for the pup. Helping him with school work,...
Leaving Sibirskaia
**Leaving Sibirskaia** The time had finally come to say goodbye. Last fall, Viri Virranhukka had come to the United States as a foreign exchange student from his homeland of Finland. He was understandably excited. Or perhaps the better word was...
Sibirskaia: Casualties of War Part 2
(December 8) A plaster cast tapped against the hood of a car. The paw inside was numb, now, but he missed the pain. The sting reminded him. And he needed to be reminded. The wolf wiggled his fingers and flinched when the ache set in. Black fingers...
Sibirskaia Chapter 27 (Teaser)
Taking the StageExposition(December 16th)Over the past two weeks, the town of Sibirskaia had become the subject of state-wide headlines.And starting tomorrow, it would be on the lips of the nation. Men and women of every color of scale, fur, and...
Sibirskaia: Sticks & Stones Part 3
Sticks & Stones What Could it Hurt? (December 4th) "You're really going through with it, aren't you?" Scott asked, sitting shirtless on the edge of his bed. And the raccoon in his dresser mirror looked back at him, but the real James did not...
Sibirskaia: Casualties of War Part 1
Casualties of War Retaliatory (December 3rd) "Good morning," a large rabbit stopped before a receptionist's desk... ...and, from behind it, a skunk smiled back at him, "Morning, sir! How may I help you?" "I'm here to speak with -- and excuse...
Sibirskaia: Sticks & Stones Part 2
Sticks & Stones Your Word Against His (December 2nd) There they were. Again. They were taunting him. He knew they were. What other explanation was there for the way they shoved their filth in his face? For a while, he'd believed they simply...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 4
(November 26th) Noon. Today -- this dark and rainy Tuesday -- was a 'teacher work day:' a holiday for the students of Sibirskaia High, but not for its teachers. Tomorrow, the three day break for Thanksgiving would begin in earnest, for everyone. But...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 3
Your Local Twelve O'clock News Sports (November 26th) Just past noon. A television blared from high upon a wall, though barely audible amidst the clamor of the food court. And from its screen flashed the calling card of a local news...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 2
Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Weather (November 26th) Just past noon. A television buzzed upon a cluttered kitchen counter. And from its screen shown the dark and disheveled mugshot of a wolf...while, over it, spoke a calm, metered, and...
Sibirskaia: Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Part 1
Your Local Twelve O'Clock News Traffic (November 26th) Just past noon. A television illuminated an otherwise unlit living room. And from its screen, a ferret spoke...well dressed, even more well quaffed, a microphone in his paw, and a school's...
Sibirskaia: No More Lies Part 3
No More Lies No Easy Way to Say It (November 10th) His tail still stung as he slipped himself into his briefs. But after such a lively tying, what else could he expect? His fur, after his shower, had yet to dry, and the porous cotton briefs...