Deeper and Deeper
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* It was 3:30pm when Joseph finally came through the door. "Hey pumpkin," he said absently, as if there were not less than 2 hours before the party, and as if the...
Nine Lives - Chapter 10 (the Crownedclown13 Roundabout Project)
Well, here it is, the 10th chapter in the continuing saga of Asher, Claudia and Cory. I had a hell of a lot of fun writing this, and I hope that it brings you countless minutes of reading pleasure! Thank you to CrownedClown13 for inviting me to...
Presto - Prologue
Arden leaned back in the uncomfortable wooden desk chair, and pinched the bridge of his muzzle, rubbing the corners of his tired, bloodshot eyes. The fur around them was slightly matted, as it always was when he had been crying - something he seemed to...
Presto - Chapter 4
Arden sat back in his small chair, in his small apartment, so many conflicting thoughts running through his head. He had completely lost touch with Dan. Why though? They seemed to get along well, the cat was funny, and smart, and had a nice girlfriend....
Presto - Chapter 1
Cattle calls are a fabled phenomenon in Hollywood. They are the great equalizer, where starlet and stevedore alike have an equal shot at stardom. That's what the entertainment magazines like to portray, anyway. In reality, cattle calls...
Presto - Chapter 3
Arden didn't have much time to ponder the events of that day, however, as the next day he got confirmation that he had indeed been selected for the magic campaign. The next week was a whirlwind of orientation meetings, etiquette instructions, and...
Presto - Epilogue
Arden brushed his teeth while trying to pat down that unruly thatch of fur between his ears, trying to ignore the headache knocking on the back of his skull. He only had a few minutes before he had to be out the door, and he had one more quick thing to...
Presto - Chapter 13
As the holidays rolled around, Arden noticed that, once again, David seemed to be less responsive than normal. This time though, he didn't wait months to hear from the fox. After a couple of weeks with no contact, he once again drove out to the house...
Presto - Chapter 12
Summer came and went, and with it another successful and unbelievably enjoyable and fulfilling FPLA charity event. They had raised more money, and had more guests than any previous year. Arden had more responsibility and visibility on the steering...
Presto - Chapter 5
Arden poured himself a sparkling water, and glanced back over his writing. It would have been so much faster if he had a computer, but then, if he had the budget for that, he would probably have been able to afford a larger apartment. His heart was...
Presto - Chapter 9
"They don't have a great home life, and nobody really cares about them," David said around a mouthful of sub sandwich. "And so they don't really care about themselves. I met them at a party, and they were..." David's ears fell backward, and his eyes...
Presto - Chapter 2
Bright and early Saturday morning, Arden pulled his old car up to the curb in a quiet cul-de-sac in the Valley. The heat had abated somewhat in the last couple of days in most of Los Angeles, but evidently the Valley wasn't given the forecast. He...