Courageous Efforts and Just Rewards

Every afternoon, Tobias entered the same coffee shop, sat in the same chair in the corner, and looked out the same window, knowing that the best part of his day was soon to begin. The shop itself was nothing special. A small, quaint coffee shop that...

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Running Away From Trouble

"No more getting picked on!" Jesse yelled out, as he stuffed another pair of socks into an already over-stuffed backpack. "No more name-calling! No more stupid siblings!" Like many teenagers before him, Jesse was struggling with adjusting to the...

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Little Surprises On a Blind Date

There was nothing wrong with being nervous before the start of a blind date. "Oh, I can't **believe** I forgot to clean the guest bathroom!" Mocha groaned at herself. She was already a blur as she picked up clothes from the floor and stuffed them...

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A Truly Difficult Decision

Love can be found anywhere in the world. For some, love is a beacon to be chased across oceans, to foreign lands and countries. To others, it has to be grown at home, and found within the world that someone has created for themselves. As it...

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A Nightmare Wedding

Anyone can tell you what makes a wedding, a wedding. Aisles upon aisles of people sit in a row, split on sides between families, looking up at an altar and smiling as a pair of people are joined in a union, be it legal, holy, or otherwise. One...

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Some Monstrous Side Effects

Tai couldn't be entirely sure what it was that started the change. The answers were lost on him, as he hunched over the side of a post office drop box and dug his claws into the thin, blue metal casing. He only knew that he was completely wracked...

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A Warm Welcome Home

There were few things in the world more stressful to deal with than a long, dull, boring, and all at the same time, somehow difficult day at work. It was possible, of course, for a work day to be every bit as boring as it was difficult. Sometimes,...

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The Eve of Wintersday

The holiday season was in full swing, and as one might expect, the airport was a true nightmare for the average traveler, who didn't have to typically deal with the madhouse rush of planes dealing with poor weather, excessive amounts of packages, and...

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Eight Wonderful Years

Rose petals were strewn about the floor, and the only light that allowed anyone to see them was the low, cool burning flames of candles, scented with the rousing aromas of natural vanilla and caramel. It was something that they'd been talking about...

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A Perfect Winter Holiday

Many hours had passed since the bottle of champagne was popped, the confetti was thrown, and cheerful voices counted down to the dawn of a new year with thrilled applause and excited, wailing voices. At the center of all of the commotion, two taurs...

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Tales of Furope: The Indecesive Phoenix

For all of the peace that it championed, and all of the good that was done by the Great Knights of Furope, the capitol of Lionopolis still carried a horrid trait, and it was one that couldn't be avoided; even the smelliest of lions, High King Nbowa...

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Tales of Furope: Death of the Phoenix

Any medieval world seemed to be ripe with pointless celebrations and meaningless ceremonies that didn't actually affect anything, but thanks to the lack of greater education and the way that people adhered to such strict guidelines, the vast majority...

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