Running With It
It was early - far too early for most people - and Dan was already out running. He was an impressive Husky to look at, and although running had been a way to lose weight at first, after a few years of hitting the pavements and trails around town in the...
Farm Rider
Sun had cooked the earth around the farm grounds into a hard, cracked surface not much good for anything. Stood in the middle of all of it was a broad, very tall bull and a turning fork. He stood almost 8 foot tall at the centre of the field that he'd...
Entering The Ring - Part 7 - Epilogue
Two weeks later, Tyler and Dan watched on as Mike, resplendent in his blue singlet, convincingly trounced another opponent. The tiger smiled as Dan watched in awe as his friend held down a hugely built fox with rippling muscles. The referee counted to...
Entering The Ring - Part 6
Tyler showed him around the house. It was modest, not at all what he was expecting from someone so rich as to drop half a million shillings and the promise of a million more. Dan didn't really feel like anything was real yet, and as they ate a light...
Entering The Ring - Part 5
Tyler stood face-to-face with his Gladiator bear and swallowed nervously. He'd never in his life been so close to something he had properly desired. He was feeling so exposed in front of the thousands of people there and however many more were watching...
Entering The Ring - Part 4
Dan had trained harder than he had at any point in the last 22 weeks. He was determined to be able to fend off all comers now until he was ready to go, which meant he had sparred with every other guy in the complex, worked on the weights and running...
Entering The Ring - Part 3
"He was there again," Dan said to Mike once they'd got back to their room. Mike gave him a quizzical look until he realised the bear was talking about the tiger, "Yeah? Back in the front row again?" Dan nodded and sat on the bed with his towel slung...
Entering The Ring - Part 2
The announcer called his name. Not his real name - that was a secret outside of the Arena. Not long after signing up, he had been relocated to another city where people wouldn't recognise him, he had been assigned the title Gladiator 22-Z-441, and he...
Entering The Ring - Part 1
Dan sat on the bench again - it was his tenth time here and he'd become something of a prize to be won now. * * * Tyler had been following the matches ever since he first saw the bear on the bench all those matches ago. * * * Dan scanned the crowd...
Paul and the Bear
Paul lay there in his tent, sleeping bag open, tent flap unzipped and hanging loose. He had been slowly fondling a semi for the past fifteen minutes and was greatly enjoying the thrill of his minor exhibitionism. It was a welcomely warm Friday...
Hyena Falls
The checklist was correct -- finally. It wasn't merely a single sheet of paper on a clipboard, it was a living, breathing document that was the sum total of hours of work. It was the master document that governed the upcoming event. All events had to...