A hitwoman and two belligerent anacondas are guests at a party
Prompt - A hitwoman and two belligerent anacondas are guests at a party By Ocean Cynthia plucked a tall, thin champagne glass from the tray as a waiter passed by. Bringing the drink to her lips she took a quick sip, careful not to ingest too much...
A limo driver and five bossy boys kidnap a bike messenger
Prompt - A limo driver and five bossy boys kidnap a bike messenger. By Yanarra "I told you he would be hard to catch." The voice whined from the leather-coated, plush recesses of the limo's seating. It was a plaintive, commonly heard voice, often...
A PYROMANIAC SKELETON, A NERDY FARMHAND, AND AN ACCIDENT-PRONE INTERIOR DECORATOR FALL IN LOVE IN A BIG OFFICE
PROMPT - A PYROMANIAC SKELETON, A NERDY FARMHAND, AND AN ACCIDENT-PRONE INTERIOR DECORATOR FALL IN LOVE IN A BIG OFFICE. BY VOICE "Terrik, I swear, if he lights one more thing on fire-" "Yesss, fire. Burnnnn, burn it all..." "See?" The blonde woman...
FlashFic: After the Funeral
He lies dozing in my arms, finally having cried his fill. I still pet the pup's long, silken headfur tenderly, wishing that I could take away from him some of the pain, but knowing that pain at least as well as himself. It's not an easy thing, losing...
Flash Sentry Is Not a Hero
I glanced around the perimeter but detected no imminent threats. Even though the coast seemed clear, I knew danger could be lurking from any corner of the reception hall and even from outside of the imperial palace. Part of me would welcome the...
TLOS Overgrown dragonfly
_Author note: My main story has totally jammed and I can't seem to get it loose again. So I'm now posting a side-story here. I made this a long time ago but I never really saw any reason to post it here_. _I always wondered how a pair of dragonflies...
Prisoner's Lament
From the treacherous and stingingly cold waters of Lake Gondarr rose a haggard fox, his fur waterlogged and torn in places. Nothing was on him save a soaked loincloth, which was also shredded, and he was carrying a wooden bucket much too big for his...
The Young Fox
Is the death of his mother the young fox's fault? And does it even matter? Is she somewhere now, watching her son cower from the fury of thundering clouds? And does she know he risks the lightning to sleep where the hunters had killed her? Why does the...
Regarding Carrion Diets
On a Tuesday like any other, a ginger-furred tomcat and red-eyed crow met at their favorite coffee shop to shoot the breeze and discuss the business affairs of the company they worked at. Their conversation had started out pleasant and civil enough,...
Betrayal at it's Finest
"Well, if you could accuse anyfur of being evil, it would be him." The words of my late partner, Anna, rang from where they had been chiseled into my mind. They continued to echo threw out my skull as I proceeded to kneel next to her limp body, trying...
Ode to the Pirate Queen Jezebel
She lived by the sea and never knew What a fateful day might bring But twenty years past she first met the crew Of the buccaneer ship _Daring_. Her house, ransacked, herself, besnatched While her parents were out for the day She soon beheld a...
March of Progress - Rainfurrest 2013 Flash Fiction
March of Progress Murphy raised the whiskey glass to his snout again. His claw wanted to tighten around it, but he feared he might break the glass. Cuts were the last thing the alligator needed now, with his leg already aching like a son of a...