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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
The Magic of a Smile
In Penolt Village, everyone seemed to have a purpose, and unlike most places in the screwy world that we live in, everyone there seemed to be happy with what it was that they did. Talents were never squandered, but instead, people were encouraged to...
A Painful Antidote
I returned to that place, once again. I invited him out, and I knew he would follow. Those wonderful days of resting up at the top of the hill, cradled by the soft, uncut grass and warmed naturally by the shining sun simply couldn't be beat. This...
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...