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 Dangerous Path Less Traveled
Higher and higher into the hills the bus continued to climb, tired wheels and rusted brakes squeaking with an uncomfortable grind every time that the vehicle had slow down in order to navigate a turn. Like most field trips, the ride to the...
Tales of Furope: The Adventure Begins!
"I'm weary and I'm dreary, need a place to rest my head. I'm weary and I'm dreary; got no place to call a bed! I'm weary and I'm dreary and I really need a nap, but a lion never gets to sleep when he is hauling crap!" Tired digits were riddled with...
Struggling With Inadequacy
Something about splitting wood the old fashioned way was just so, so satisfying. The power of one man was still something to be reckoned with in the early 1800's. It was true that there were machines popping up in the larger cities back east that...
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...
Two Paws Deep In Icy Cold Trouble
To have a reprieve from the struggles of life was a truly beautiful thing. Gloria, despite all of the troubles she'd gone through in her young life of sixteen years, was lucky enough to have a place that she considered her own little hideaway, and...
Courageous Efforts and Just Rewards
Every afternoon, Tobias entered the same coffee shop, sat in the same chair in the corner, and looked out the same window, knowing that the best part of his day was soon to begin. The shop itself was nothing special. A small, quaint coffee shop that...
Running Away From Trouble
"No more getting picked on!" Jesse yelled out, as he stuffed another pair of socks into an already over-stuffed backpack. "No more name-calling! No more stupid siblings!" Like many teenagers before him, Jesse was struggling with adjusting to the...
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...
A Truly Difficult Decision
Love can be found anywhere in the world. For some, love is a beacon to be chased across oceans, to foreign lands and countries. To others, it has to be grown at home, and found within the world that someone has created for themselves. As it...
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...