The Buccaneer's Bay (anthology excerpt)
All a family needed to do in order to come here was go down a road five miles south of Gladwin, over a small bridge and to this open area. Large cracks zig-zagged the abused blacktop, most of it covered in accumulated grass, all of it in front of a...
Shine on Harvest Moon
The night was mighty dark in these woods. Luckily, my canine eyes could make out the outlines of tree trunks and fallen branches, while my girlfriend tripped a couple of times. If her delicate paw weren't encased in mine, I reckon she'd have tracked...
Maverick Hotel Part 3
Lowell helped me get dressed before we immediately bolted for the seddies' room. He probably woke up half of the top floor from how he slammed it shut, but neither of us cared. One of the seddies was awake, something we should've been overly excited...
Maverick Hotel Part 4
It felt strange to see everyone in the Maverick livelier than ever. Not that I could blame them or myself. For twenty-two years since the Revenant Party took over, the Defiant were nothing more than a thorn on their regime's side. They did nothing...
Maverick Hotel Part 5
Dinner was tense and deadly quiet most of the time, with Mary and I exchanging small talk between bites of dinner. Mostly, it involved complementing her cooking. Chunks of ham, broccoli and other spices were mixed gradually in, giving each of our...
A Father's Love
"Good-bye, Marissa-" She slammed the car door hard, and before I could say anything, she quickly started the car. In a flash, flown dust from my gravel road camouflaged her car speeding down the street. I held a paw to my muzzle as dust got up my...
Prom
Like everyone else at school, I was shocked when Jason Amara's ex-girlfriend told everyone he was gay. Apparently, the lovebirds had a falling out the night before after one of their many dates, when Jason made his confession to her, and now all our...
Halloween in Devout America
Prior to the reorganization of the United States of America into a religious dictatorship, All Hallows Eve was considered one of many popular holidays celebrated by both adults and young cubs across North America. Thanks to the Satanic Panic (which...
The Chronicler of the Library
The Great Library of Caelum stood as a temple of knowledge. Existing well into the present day, the cathedral-like wonder of the ancient world spanned an entire mountain range surrounding the valley making up...
Voicemail From a Dimensional Traveler
The Paranormal Hunters Society often received letters, emails, or even social media messages about what other people experienced regarding the paranormal. Especially after a couple of our cases made local headlines and some wanted to tell their...
Sirius, the Shining Star (Remastered)
According to the legends, long before furkind conquered the land or mastered the seas, the All-Father of the Heavens sired a thousand and one starchildren, each one as bright and unique. From the inky black sea that surrounded the green Earth, the...
A Second Chance
"Thirty-five thousand!?" I leaned forward from my SUV's backseat, gripping the phone in my paw much harder than I needed to. "You're telling me that an eighteen-year-old raccoon managed to cause that much...