Teaser: The Painted and the Plain
In the cool of the hut, Pep lay on her bed of grass and stared up at the ceiling. Light sneaked through cracks in the walls to make dancing patterns. The grass was fresh and didn't smell comforting yet, and it felt weird after a year of big city beds...
(Quite A Long Way) After Housman
Loveliest of dogs, the husky now Is barking loudly bow wow wow, And jumps about where he is tied Waiting for a winter ride.
Cave God
As you made fire, so you made me. From the skull of a bear you killed not because she was attacking or had attacked before but because she might attack From the skin of a sleeping lion you tracked and speared and thanked From these things, you...
Teaser: Ping Pong Diplomacy
Tux had never flown first class before. He stretched his white feet straight out in front of him, spread his toes and extended his claws, but he still couldn't touch the back of the seat in front. "You wouldn't think the Commies would have first...
The Analogue Cat
When you wake, you wait a few moments for your eyes to come online. You can manage without them, but it's pleasant to lie in the dark warmth and purr while the blurred pixels slowly crystallise into your world. You stretch a striped arm and extend your...