Breaking News
_ **Breaking News** _ Some lunatic in a truck swerved into our lane, right in front of us. Mick, the wolverine in the driver's seat, pumped the van's brakes. Finn, the white shepherd in the middle seat, swore blue murder at the truck's rear...
Blind Date
_ **Blind Date** _ A wave of noise and a blast of heat crashed into me the moment those automatic doors slid open. I ducked my head to dip inside and escape the gloomy, late-November cold, allowing this new 'VRcade' place I'd been invited to fully...
The Climb
_ **The Climb** _ I'd overpacked my grocery bags. I knew that from the moment I had to lug all four of them out of the store. The decision to do an extra-large after-work shop, thereby granting myself a day off from that part of my weekly routine,...
Rock Bottom
_ **Rock Bottom** _ I stretched my legs, then my arms and back, grumbling as I stirred in this makeshift bed of mine. A faint bar of light seeped between the gap in the giant door ahead, saving me from total darkness at the bottom of this wardrobe I...
Reaching for the Stars - Chapter 48: A Lifelong Companion or a Lifelong Lesson
It was over. University was over. Tom drank the water with a big smile on his face. Tonight was festive. A drunk Octo was even dancing with a drunk Kevin in the living room whilst being cheered on by the others. Tom didn't want to be drunk, though; he...
Fireworks - Shiromi's Nightmare
## Part 1 - Late Night Groceries It was almost midnight and the students of class 1-1 at Kegawa Akademi were assigned to write an informative essay about the different kinds of dangers to animals and why it is dangerous to them. The due date is...
(Reboot) Poke U: Move In Day
**Poke U: Move in Day** "Whoa, so this is what the university campus is like! It is a lot bigger than I thought!" A dinosaur like Pokémon stepped out of his car as he admired the tall buildings all around him. They had to be at least one hundred...
Small-scale Surgery
_ **Small-scale Surgery** _ '_Stopping off at the store later. What would you like for dinner?'_ My husband's text half-distracted me from the patient file I'd almost finished up with. I'd not long since scoffed down some lunch, but that didn't stop...
Hangover
_ **Hangover** _ "Hey," called Dan, arriving back at our table with a beer in one hand and a metal tray balanced on the other. "Which of you got the rum and lemon?" I waved up at him. Easier than trying to shout above the noise of the dusky bar...
Perspective
_ **Perspective** _ "Purpose of your visit?" I'd been standing silent in line so long that I'd almost forgotten how to talk. Jet lag had my head all kinds of mashed up, too. No matter. The ultra-formal, no-nonsense crow glaring at me from behind her...
Reaching for the Stars - Chapter 22: Summer Holiday, Part 1
"We're here!" Tom looked over the crowded festival entrance. Due to the summer festival, there were a lot more people here in the city park. Colours upon colours of furs and scalies were everywhere and Tom could only imagine how many people were...
Reaching for the Stars - Chapter 49: Road Untravelled
Did... did all of that really happen? Max lay on his bed, staring at the ceilings. So, Tom asked him out. It was somewhat like Lucas, but he'd only known Lucas for maybe two months before the coyote asked him out. Tom, though, he'd known the wolf for...