Funeral on a Station (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The station chaplain leaned back from the altar, surveying the arrangement. The cactus from his office stood prominently in the middle, a loud reminder to keep to hope. The small figurine of Death, a hooded gryphon with face unseen, took the...
Fox on a Colony (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The fox leaned heavily into the lever-arm, mashing the tractor back into gear as he came about to plow another row of his field. This year, he was going to make it work. He had just the recipe: a delicate blend of fertilizer, a custom script for the...
A Song's Echo (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The wolf settled down quietly to the floor, leaning back against the wall next to the old phonograph. He flipped through the box of discs, pulling it in close to find the one he knew would be there. In the evening's sunlight, the grooves in the...
Beagle's Orders (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The gathered fleet of Admiral Sligh hung in orbit over the old colony world, calm but for the flights of shuttles running circuits planetside to their frenzied evacuation of civilians below. Aboard his potmarked and tarnished flagship, Josiah Sligh...
Campfire Gaggle (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The whickering glimmers of the campfire's light gingerly illuminated the fennec's face as he stood atop an upturned bucket and leaned in close to listen to the sounds of the car's engine. Beneath his inspection rumbled along one of the old cheaply...
Heat of a Moment (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The glimmer of terror in her eyes and hope curled up into her smile kept the badger on his feet and glancing about, though the suit was heavy and the smoke thick. He'd seen the little girl scant seconds earlier, keeping his calm as the minutes of...
Chilled Pug (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Carter scrambled out of the snow bank and up onto the more secure footing provided by the icy road's shoulder with a panic muted by the bitter cold. Clutching the drenched cloak about her shoulders, the pug spared a moment and a hope to glance back...
Waiting for Rescue (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ A few seconds of silence. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ Additional seconds of silence. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ The alarm becomes louder. ~ Brrrrzph. Doop. Doop. ~ A hand groped haphazardly about the controls on the wall,...
Fragmenting Courage (Otherwise Untitled)
~ In a moment of glittering courage, the lynx managed to catch up with the fleet in her light strike fighter, now that it was slowed by battle. The stars were a linear sprawl of rainbow for the moment of coming out of FTL, before the sight of this was...
Breakfast of Corn (Otherwise Untitled)
~ As the lump of yellow batter crackled along amongst the thin veneer of cooking oil in the skillet, the fox regarded the whole process dubiously. He'd luckily had the corn meal and salt on hand to attempt the hoe cakes, but the recipe he found seemed...
Pale Gravy (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The fox's ears remained dutifully perked, listening with interest both to the squirrel's recollections of the day's travel plans, and the rabbit's kitchen matters. ~ "Yeah, I think we should be able to get to the campgrounds before nightfall, if the...
Batter and Choices (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The collie was a flurry of engagement and seized opportunities as the morning progressed, hands deftly gliding from the tasks of getting dressed to the interruptions of pancake cooking. Her eyes wove a path of focus through the kitchen and bedroom as...