Compatibility
I sat on the couch, legs stretched out and body twisted towards the window behind it. Laying there, arms resting on its back, I gazed patiently at the street in front of the house. I was both anxious and excited; sentiments perhaps not shared by my...
An Inheritance
My uncle was a hard worker, with no time for love or leisure. He graduated with honours from a top university. Straight out of college he landed a profitable job in finance, as the markets were experiencing great growth. Living on a barebones budget,...
A Lost Ritual
The site had intrigued him to the point of obsession. Isolated in the jungle, the temple stood low under the canopy, long hidden from the planes flying above. Its existence had been a vague myth; a collection of personal stories from the natives who...
Deeper in the Jungle
The 28th of June, 1889. Belize. We were on the third week of the expedition, deep in the jungle, miles away from Belize City. This being the wet season, the humidity was extreme; not to mention the heat. Nothing dries when the air is so engorged with...
Monitoring
The steering wheel bucked back and forth against the firm grasp of the clawed hands. It swung in sync with the vehicle, as the old pickup made its slow way along a road littered of small boulders. It had been a lengthy rocky drive for the Ethiopian...
Cargo
"I know this mission is really boring, but it's actually the most important one I've ever been assigned!", exclaimed the leopard as he kicked the lying drake's paw. The bipdedal cat stood by his lazy mount, waiting for a reaction, but the large...
Diplomacy
Under the shade of the dense canopy, a darkness moved. It padded about its realm: footsteps muffled by the forest litter, inaudible under the cicada's overwhelming drone. Above, birds dashed from branch to branch, shrieking chaotically. A dragonfly...