Third World Child
The wolf, Enoch Nkosa could still remember the day when the bus arrived in Pretoria twenty-five years ago on a rainy day. He could still remember the sad looks on the faces of the emigrants from the north, from Zimbabwe who were cleared of the low-cost...
Natural Science- Tidal Pools
There was always something rejuvenating for Terry Barnhurst being near the oceans near the school he attended. Only 16, the otter would often study on his own time, the many varieties of life that would inhabit the tidal pools. This otter was...
Afterimage
Suddenly the fox was gone from all the lives he left his mark upon... Chester was always a good friend of mine so it hit me like me a thunderbolt when I heard the awful news. Chester Rohan, fallen at the age 31, as the result of injuries sustained...
Workin' Them Angels
"Through with the second semester," the wolf exclaimed as he received his grades- all A's, with the exception of a withdrawal from a math course. (Math was unimportant to a History major like the wolf and he was math-illiterate so what did it matter to...
On Seven Hills...
In his mind, Daniel Barbarossa could hear the sounds of trumpets and returning generals' triumphs as he came to his wife's hometown. The wolf was respected here as he would be- the wolf had a special bond with Roma as he would truly understand later....
Soul Makossa- Part Three
Malcolm knew that someday this would happen to him. Between appearing as the guitarist for Mamadou Dikhango's band, receiving payment for his services in English literacy classes for his fellow immigrants, and his ten-hours-a-day job at the cannery,...
Natural Science- Permanent Waves
As much as Terry Barnhurst enjoyed his nice government job focusing on endangered species which allowed him a house in Charlotte's privileged side of town, the otter would need to engage in the kind of light-spirited play the species was known for. So...