Pet Rebellion
Ellie rolled over onto her belly and peered at the glowing red numbers of her alarm clock: 8:54. Had it been a weekday, Ellie would have panicked, late again for her shift at the local newspaper, the Maplesburg Press. Ellie was a...
Chapter 17-nonsense
Jason woke up hungry and thirsty. He rolled out of bed and plunged to the floor with a yowl of surprise. Scrambling to his feet, he looked at the bed in confusion: the mattress was higher above the floor than he was tall. If he stretched up on his...
Hunted-Ellie-perspective
Ellie was out enjoying a sunny Fall day. She'd crouched in a meadow and was enjoying some fresh grass in the shelter of the longer stems. Her ears swiveled toward a scuffing sound and her eyes lazily followed. They popped wide when...
Hunted-Ellie-alt
Jason stalked through the tall grass, listening, breathing the scents around him. His prey was nearby. Silently, he pushed forward, his stealthy movements barely rustling the grass. It could have been mistaken for a light breeze. His...
Lost Kitty
None of the trees looked familiar. Jason kept walking, desperately looking for some landmark, some familiar feature of the forest that would tell him which way home was. He had been playing hide and seek with Fitzie in the forest...
Katya's Hunt-alt
Katya stalked through the bracken. Her sharp, kelly green eyes peered out of the Autumn-tinted leaves that disguised her ginger fur as she eyed the white and brown rabbit munching grass a short distance from the edge of the forest. A...
Katya's Hunt
Katya stalked through the bracken. Her sharp, kelly green eyes peered out of the Autumn-tinted leaves that disguised her ginger fur as she eyed the white and brown rabbit munching grass a short distance from the edge of the forest. A little bit farther...
Found
Ellie crouched low in the meadow as she picked dandelions, grass, and clover. The white and dark brown splotched rabbit munched some grass as she collected it, her ears, eyes, and nose all constantly alert for predators. She froze as...
Farida's First Feline Date
Farida's First Feline Date By Heather O. Bunn Farida nervously bounced her leg as she waited at the Middle Eastern...
Flora: Epilogue
**Epilogue** Flora drove the minivan across Willowdale to where the bus from Rowansburg stopped, parking in the commuter lot. Her phone said the bus was running ten minutes late, but she wanted to be there when Pete arrived. She turned off the...
Chapter 16: Return Home
**Chapter 16: Return Home** Pete nuzzled his nose deeper into Flora's fluffy winter coat and breathed her musky, sweet scent, which permeated the toasty air under the blankets of her bed. He sighed contentedly. Warm sunlight crept under the...
Chapter 15: Campaign
**Chapter 15: Campaign** Flora, Pete, Rosemary, and Becca sat in the waiting area of the student health center. The great horned owl at the front desk turned her head toward them occasionally but didn't disturb their anxious waiting. At last,...