...and thou
On a cool April day--the sun shining with a softness of color that pastelized the world--Kohath was shopping. Just by looking at him you could tell he was touched by love; he was humming "45's Earthlight," and his usual trudge was replaced by the...
Muke's Massage
It was Sunday morning, and as usual I was knocking at Frey's door, like I did every Sunday while his roommate was out. Still, I was knocking quietly, so as not to wake the rest of the dorm. Usually I'd play it on the safe side and knock too quietly......
The Namers
The man was sitting in a magnolia tree naming the animals as the day was cooling to evening. He made names for the creatures that could not speak as they passed by, and spoke with the talking beasts about the names he gave them. The beasts were all...
Another full day
Billy scratched the underside of his bright gut idly as he searched the freezer for another carton of ice cream. The big lantern tiger had gotten a lot bigger since moving in; lately, with his master's encouragement and a steady supply of food, he was...
Atligili
I looked at the costume in its box and tried to hold out against the temptation to wear it again. I didn't want to wear it--_it_ wanted me to wear it. It compelled me. But I didn't want to wear it. I had only worn it three times since I'd gotten it,...
Mister Shine came to town
Maybe it was a mistake to come out here. The city is no place for people like me who are used to night skies and open spaces. I was enjoying one of them out here in the park, but the city lights were preventing my enjoyment of the other. Of course,...
Arky's offer
I woke to the sound of my alarm clock going off at the obscene hour of four sixteen. The darn thing won't be fixed, not by magic nor by mechanics. I expect it's some evil subtlety of feng shui, as even replacing it doesn't work. But a tiger's gotta...
Toby meets Scott
I met up with a guy I knew online for some play last weekend, since we seemed to have a lot in common. I hadn't expected species would be one of our differences, but when he met me at his door I found Scott wasn't human, but a real live anthro tiger....
Arky's offer 2
**Monday** I was in the middle of my mid-afternoon pawing-off when I was interrupted by a knock at the door. I tried to ignore it, and went back to the task at hand for a while, but the knocking went on for a good ten minutes. I got up and answered...
The day of the naked hike.
_October 1st_ Sleepy. Was up all night studying. Well, I say studying. It's hard to focus on stuff when Ralph's around. He knows it, too. Right. Sleepy. Was up all night; spent five minutes studying and the rest of the night doing things with three...
The day Ralph and I changed places.
_June 8, 2000_ I stood in the rain on White Oak Hill. In the heat I was getting soaked, clothes and fur, but I didn't move: tigers are known for not letting anything distract them. I waited, like I was told. Tigers aren't really known for obedience,...
Classifieds
Jay stomped into my room, waving the morning paper, and started yelling at me. "Zed, why didn't you proofread the ad before you sent it in?" He threw it down on my desk and pointed to it. Now, I'd helped him out the other day--he's a bit on the...