Why You Should Never Leave a Convention Early
When a convention just wasn't going your way, sometimes, the best thing you could do was grab yourself a glass, fill it up to the brim with a drink, and settle down in your hotel room. The problem more often than not, however, was an utter lack of...
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...
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...
Making Your Own Omega
There were few creatures in the world who were more certain of their royal prowess than Nbowa. With red shorts and blonde bangs that were known the world over, Nbowa ruled over the kingdom of his house with an iron paw, and his appetite for raw...
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,...
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...
Two Halves of One Whole, Part Three
If Askim said that he didn't often think back to the night that he and his sister made a decision that they could never take back, he'd have been lying. If he said he regretted it, that would be an even **greater** lie. "You know why Mommy can't be...
Eight Wonderful Years
Rose petals were strewn about the floor, and the only light that allowed anyone to see them was the low, cool burning flames of candles, scented with the rousing aromas of natural vanilla and caramel. It was something that they'd been talking about...
A Shifty Discount
If humans were good at one thing in particular, it was using the elements of their world to find new ways to make money, and when those elements were willing to help, there was no ceiling to what kind of financial gain could be accomplished. To say...
On the Job Training
Desperate times put plenty of people into a job that they didn't really **want** to work, but at the intersection of personal responsibility and swallowed pride, there were plenty of opportunities to work for minimum wage. Firr didn't relish the idea...
The New King of Furope
A day of great reckoning had fallen upon the lands of Furope, and the commoners of the world were none the wiser to what was to transpire. Over the course of many months, Nbowa the Great sought to unite the small, random countries and castles of...
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...