Now Dispensing Hunger (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Having watched his only coins vanish into the void of the vending machine's endless yawn, the kobold glared with the vigor of hunger and desperation at the bag of chipto-discs. They dangled precariously from the hook, declining to fall.
Storm's Timing (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The crow regarded the flickering of the overhead lights, clinging all the more firmly to the flashlight in her hands. The corgi keeping her company in the basement perked an ear to listen as the sirens spun back up into their blaring, "..Yeah, still...
Welcome Back to Cappuccinos! Part 3
Now Serving: The Lion's Share "Dad?" Art said as he saw the elder lion enter the coffee house. "What are you doing here?" Art's father gave him a bemused grin. He loomed over his smaller son as he approached the counter. "Is that any way to greet...
Batter and Choices (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The collie was a flurry of engagement and seized opportunities as the morning progressed, hands deftly gliding from the tasks of getting dressed to the interruptions of pancake cooking. Her eyes wove a path of focus through the kitchen and bedroom as...
Chopping to Calm (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The doe's breathing came in gasps and heaves, the handle of the axe aching into her fingers. The sun hung low towards the amber glow of horizon as evening settled into the woods around her. She glared at the gnarled stump with a smouldering rage that...
25 Tasty
The diversity of foodstuff at the city festival was astounding. All sorts of cultures and races brought in signature dishes, each representing the finest dining they felt deserved to be shared with the rest of the world. Some of the dishes may have...
23 Ancient
It's amazing that it still worked, really. A cell phone, circa 1997, found in the midst of moving from one apartment to another, in the bottom of a box that hadn't been fully unpacked in the last several moves. But after plugging it in and swapping out...
22 Ghost
In an era of modern technology, death is only a minor inconvenience. Yes, the first time one is resurrected without a physical body - as if a ghost in a simulation - is unsettling. But if you get over it, there are certainly advantages to giving up a...
15 Legend
Out in the vast desert in the middle of a continent, near and otherwise unassuming oasis, sat a dragon. A thousand years ago, when this was just a stop on a trading caravan, the dragon would invite travelers to stay a while and share a story. In return...
14 Overgrown
It was a place largely untainted by modern civilization. A few relics of the past could be found here or there, but this section of rainforest was overgrown and had reclaimed any space which had once been lost. As with the flora, the fauna, too, were...
06 Husky
The canine walked steadily up to the microphone. Her movements were measured, as if every step tapped into a reserve of energy that had nearly been drawn dry. As the music began, she gave a heavy sigh, then she began to sing. Her voice carried the...
05 Build
It was perfect. It had taken 18 months of off-hours work, piecing together whatever spare bits of metal and wire wouldn't be noticed as missing, but the build was finally complete. A robotic body, tailored just to my needs. Small, efficient, and...