Cloud Gazing
"I just don't get it," Keith said, burying his face in his paws. "It's not going to be easy," Terry said. "But we both know it's for the best." Keith sighed and lay back in his chair. After his first troubled week alone, he had decided that he...
Fatherhood, Interrupted
"No!" Roger groaned. So far, today had been a complete disaster. He was trying to have a fun day with his girlfriend's daughter, Olivia, but the kitten was determined to hate everything about it. The new dress he'd bought her, which Cindy insisted...
After the Bombs
"Mommy, what was life like before the bombs?" "Don't ask such things, sweetie. It isn't nice to think about that." "But I want to know. What was it like?" "Eat your peas, sweetie." "I don't like peas. I like pudding. I want pudding." "Only good...
The Cave
"Belle, are you sure this is such a good idea?" The pink girl groaned and rolled her eyes at her twin. "Come on, Beau, where's your sense of adventure?" Beau balled his paws into fists and looked into the darkness ahead of them. "I think I left it...