Being Neighborly
Being Neighborly Dean stepped out onto his back lawn, coffee in hand, and admired the sun just touching the treetops across the river valley below. His property, along with the neighboring one, were on the inside of the oxbow of the river,...
[ZOO] - Not a Hog in that Trap
Not a Hog in that Trap... Buck awoke with a start when a short, sharp, trilling alarm pierced his sleep. He sat up and grunted, rubbing his eyes against the mostly dark, his room illuminated solely by the display of his clock, the moonlight...
Blizzard
**Blizzard** The triple-tone of an announcement brought Ren's attention up from the art board he was sketching on. Such tones were not uncommon, heralding an announcement for the next stop, but those were usually a two tone warble, high then...
Black Fox, Black Flame
“What the fuck kind of Pokémon are you?" Okay, let me back up here a bit before I answer that question. I'm no poke arena trainer, I've never dealt with the creatures before other than to avoid walking into them on the street. ...
Family Matters - Friday
Family Matters _Friday_ “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. As you've probably already felt how things are going with the turbulence we're experiencing, our landing is going to be a...
Tutor II - Repairs
Tutor - Halloween The morning had that crisp edge to it that warned that the season was turning but was just not quite ready to, yet. Ham not only did not mind the autumnal chill, he...
Black Fox, Black Flame (2)
Through a narrow swath of forest we came to a turning of the trail at a short fence, beyond which was a ranged practice field. At one end, to our right at various distances, were static targets and, to our left, the positions from which people...
Family Matters - Friday Again
**Family Matters** Friday Again – Friday was back to work for Drake, with the added responsibility of seeing to the care of the horses rescued the previous day. Another county vet had boarded them and was seeing to their primary...
Black Fox, Black Flame (3)
I was awakened from the depths of a profoundly restful night by the insistent chime of my alarm and opened my eyes to the dark fur of the tail still covering my face and one shimmering green eye peeking over it at me. I smiled and ran my hand...
Family Matters - Saturday
**Family Matters** Saturday – Sean drew slowly toward wakefulness at the distant, sharp warble of his alarm clock. Only, after a moment of foggy conscious contemplation he realized the alert tone was too far away to be his cell phone. ...
Family Matters - Thursday
**Family Matters** **Saturday –** The cold managed to drag Sean up from the depths of his slumber, the many blankets he had stolen to cocoon himself having tumbled off the bed. The room hovered between unpleasantly chilly and downright cold...
Black Fox, Black Flame (4)
“No, we don't." Brody grunted, pushing away from the wall and backing toward the rear door of the bar, a cigarette hanging forgotten from his lips. I stepped forward sharply. “Oh, yes, we do. Why'd you throw me under the bus,...