I Only Liked a Lotta Things til I Knew
Working at an antique bookstore was not the most lucrative job, but for a part-time gig, it was a bigger source of comfort than Joel dared to expect from elsewhere. Maria's Antique Bookstore was a homely two-story building constructed from aging...
Roll Away Your Stone
Roll Away Your Stone Ruth groaned as the doorbell rang again, one of those long chiming tunes that his mother considered entrancing. Ode to Joy, an ironic tune, he thought, carried through the house and air and woke him, insisting that he move and...
Halftime Entertainment
Halftime. Coach gives us a speech-Daveed's not as personable as Samuelson was, and really it shows in how he dismisses us to meditate on our actions in the coming half. This really means that squad coaches and captains are left to wrangle and inspire...
Sonnets and the Sublime
Berthold let himself grin as he watched the wolf dance in the middle of one of the bowls of the skate park. The grey wolf was narrowly avoided by skater after skater, but she paid them no mind as she twirled and jived to the loud pop music playing over...
Mussing Fur and Musings
Mussing Fur and Musings "I need one more," I whispered into the polar bear's ear, leaning over him as I dragged the blunt claws of my right paw lightly over his recovering erection. "Let us go again." Jasper, I thought that was his name, rumbled deep...
A Rude Awakening Chapter One- Wake Up Call
A Rude Awakening The call came at an ungodly hour in the dark-times of night. Jonathan rolled over in his twin sized mattress and gazed bleary-eyed towards the desk where his phone continued to buzz and jingle gaily next to the alarm clock that read...
Made in Fire- Chapter 1
I was a boy of 17 years when the wolf came to my town to collect tribute that winter. As a blacksmith's son and apprentice, I was already a man in my own right when that creature came. I was stubborn, sure I knew enough of the world to get by, and...
Made in Fire- Chapter 2
"Keep moving, pup," Orion growled from ahead of me. Despite his gentle voice, he seemed to enjoy using it threateningly. "We've still got some ways to go." My reply was slow as I hefted my pack and jogged to catch up with the older man. "Can't you...
A Perk of Being a Wallflower
Anthony sighed heavily as he slouched on a beat-up frat house couch surrounded by people he didn't know, many of whom he didn't want to. The grey wolf glanced through the crowd in search of the companion who'd dragged him to this party. Michael was...
Warring Kingdoms 1- Brenly
"This, guards, is what not to do in a fight." High General Benjamin spoke, his deep voice booming over the sounds of Brenly's cheering peers. "Watch closely. Now come at me again, coyote." Brenly felt his eye begin to swell as he clumsily stood,...
Jury of Owls
After nearly three hours, Xiao Niao still stands before the Jury of Owls in the same state of near-undress as he had been when they found him with the professor's body. For the first hour, he is interrogated nonstop. To his distinct surprise, the...
Pondering and Painted Fields
I sat beside Berthold with growing discomfort as I watched him paint the nude fox that lay on his couch. I had no right to be jealous, and I was painfully aware of that fact. However, I was also aware that no matter how I tried to rationalize my...