The Autumn Hunt
The wolf had been on her prey's trail for over an hour. The signs were clear and easy to follow - a hoofprint there, a broken stick here, a nibbled plant there. And over it all hung the powerful, musky scent of a buck in the rutting season. The scent...
Awareness
It awoke from Nothingness into Awareness. It didn't know where It was or what It was, and had only the faintest grasp of what those concepts meant. But It was aware of Its Parts: the nubby legs that held It above a hard, flat Surface; the cool body...
Stories in Six Words
Birth, growth, decline, death - life's destiny. Seeds sprouted. Grain grew. We ate. No rain. Plants withered. We starved. Insulted dragons? Better have fire insurance. She died, and he was lost. For sale: exotic dildo, slightly used. In darkness,...
Run!
Connor wasn't much of a runner, but today the golden retriever ran as if he were in an Olympic marathon. Drab brick buildings rushed past his vision in a blur as he dashed down empty, unfamiliar streets. He didn't know where he was or where he was...
Repopulation
The Cataclysm left most of the world uninhabitable, and only the Great Dome allowed the survivors to cling to a tenuous existence. The Dome provided shelter, breathable air, safe food and water, and a measure of safety and order. Its foremost purpose...
The Costume Party
Eunice hadn't had so much fun in a long time. With Halloween approaching, she had managed, through a friend of a friend, to secure an invitation to the best costume party in town. It had taken some persistent pleading, and a few favors, but the effort...
Domesticating the Wild Girl
"So you're the one who keeps destroying my traps." Connor looked up at the naked rabbit girl as she swung helplessly from his snare. For weeks, he had brought in hardly any game, bad news for a hunter who depended only on his own skill to survive. It...
A Roll of the Dice
Connor sat on the edge of his bed with a happy, lustful smile plastered across his face, wearing only a pair of simple red boxers that did nothing to hide his erection. Before him stood the cause of his excitement - his friend Maya, a slender tabby cat...
Within the Moonlit Forest
When venturing outside the village, Olivia's people had a few rules. One was to always tell someone where you planned to go. Another said to never travel in the western woods alone. The third, and most important, was to never be caught west of the...
An Abuse of Power
Sargon awoke from a peaceful slumber. The early morning light shone in through the large windows of his chamber. His three wives snuggled against him on their massive bed, surrounded by pillows and sheets. The lion sat up and stretched. The red locks...
Shark Weak
Leilani tilted her head up briefly, letting loose a perfect string of silvery bubbles from between pursed lips, looking up at the small outline of her canoe floating like a shimmering shadow at least 120 feet above on the surface. Confident that there...
Surviving the Snowbound Slopes
Snow and ice coated her fur as the red fox trudged up the frozen slopes. She was tired, hypothermic, and suffering from altitude sickness. Because she had spent most of her life in lower, warmer climes, she was completely unprepared for the challenges...