Lunch by Venn Diagram (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The badger's stomach grumbled loudly as she looked up from her phone. "Okay. So, I don't see anything that's obviously great for all of us, so I'll start listing the places that might work?", tapping at her screen a bit, "Say something if there's a...
Stale, but free, Ice (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The morning's spattering of light was splayed out across the parking lot and desert beyond, as Jake sat on the bed of the motel room to watch out through the open window. The dragon was still sore from the previous day's drive, and the coffee he'd...
Mail Drop Temple (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Out in backwater colonies where there weren't niceties like satnav or paved roads, Detective Clip always found a bit of charm to rumbling down a gravel and dirt road on the back of a growling motorcycle. There wasn't too much of a hurry to it, and...
Flames Entertain an Offer (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The deer glared up at the thirty foot tall pillar of fire that loomed over the desert scrub. "Anything you'd be willing to steal, you'd've already taken.", tossing one of the previous year's antlers into the flames, "I'm here to make a deal." ~ The...
Carefully Arranged Papers (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Alexander hefted his backpack from the post X-ray conveyor belt to one of the inspector's tables. He tried to keep his glittering red crest feathers in a subdued posture, handing his passport over to the customs official. With the apathetic gaze that...
Practice, Practice, Practice (Otherwise Untitled)
Though the weight of being a pallbearer had become familiar to the otter's hands, his heart carried each burden as though it were his first.
Best Man's Coat (Otherwise Untitled)
The gryphon's immodest thoughts about the best man cried out to stall from pulling his fiancee into his life's longest running error.
Aged Patience at Dusk (Otherwise Untitled)
~ [Author's Note: The Synth mentioned in this story are a fictional species of robot-folk, created by Vader-San. For an example image of a Synth,...
Trip Planning Diner (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Beth sunk back into the comfort of the diner's bench seating, nodding along to Harold's reckoning on which highways to take over the mountains. "Uh huh.", the possum's eyes on the kobold's plate, "Yeah", looking back up to Harold. Her attentions were...
Best Laid Course (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The corgi, tumbling down along the sand dune, wheezed and hacked as the sand bit into her joints and breathing seemed never enough to recover her breath. The heat of the winds seemed to try and pry its way in through her vision and soul, allied with...
Cutting Board Decisions (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Inhale. ~ Exhale. Hand shaking. ~ Inhale. ~ Exhale. Set the knife down on the counter. ~ Inhale. ~ Exhale. Back away from the cabbage. From the cutting board. From the counter. ~ Stumble. ~ Inhale. ~ Crumple to the floor. ~ Exhale. Tuck tail...
Drops of Note, Soothed Evening (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold's soft wailing croon shifted into tones of conclusion as he adjusted the shower's water over to 'Arctic Glaze'. He always liked to follow the relaxation of a hot steam with the invigorative properties of a sudden chill. With the final...