Romancing the moonshine

Once again on a bed. Blinds shielding bright, too bright, sunlight from his eyes. Various gadgets popped, whirred, buzzed, swished and bleeped next to him. A constant supply of drugsâ€"morphine probablyâ€"kept him aware of only a distant pain. ...

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Chapter I - Schism

It's a beautiful night but bitterly cold, and I draw my jacket closer to myself and shivier a little. The only sound I can hear is the tock-tock-tock of my shoes against the sidewalk. My shadow is now in front of me, then shortening, then behind me,...

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A taste of your own medicine (7)

"Matt, Mattew, MATTEW!" I awoke with a start at my name being called. I opened my eyes and all I saw were bright lights, medical center lights. I groaned, "where am I" I asked with a surprisingly scratchy voice and sore back. FLASHBACK The tv alerted...

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That Place 5: Mad Max

Some more dogs had been brought in throughout the day by various people. Some, like me, whose families brought them here. Others Tom dragged in on the end of the loop-pole thing and shoved into the empty runs here and there. They were mostly afraid, or...

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Das Auge der Verführung - Kapitel 8: Beim Arzt

Und weil's so schön war - hier noch ein Kapi für euch. :-P Natürlich bitte ich wie immer alle Leser um Unterstützung. Sollte sich trotz meiner zahlreichen Korrekturen und der Verwendung der neusten Rechtschreibprogrammen dennoch ein Fehlerchen...

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Prisoner

Ellen pulled up the drive to her cabin, turned off the motor, and climbed from her car, taking a deep breath and enjoying the mountain air. Her parents leaving this place to her was one of the greatest gifts they had given her, not that it in any way...

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Might Makes Right Chaper 1.5 - Interlude

Franklin looked up at the clock on the mantle within his living room. The whine of a European siren, probably an ambulance, wailed up from the street bellow. Two o'clock. The letter said to meet his contact at four thirty. He had plenty of time. The...

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A Giant Problem XII

I awoke to find myself still laying back with my blanket covering me. I looked around, just shifting my eyes and not moving my head for fear of dislodging someone. My parents were sitting on my chest, talking quietly with Dr. Stevenson who was sipping...

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A Giant Problem IX

I looked at Dr Stevenson, just stared at him. "You mean there was nothing wrong with what they gave me?" "Not a thing, Jason. It was exactly what they said it was. No harm to you and honestly probably some benefit" "I don't understand." "Maybe...

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Out of Body

I looked through the glass window, seeing an anthro wolf lying in a hospital bed, unconscious. He looked at peace and breathing, but the gashes and wounds on his body told a different story. The male's black furred face looked as if someone attempted...

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I Got A Puppy!

I Got A Puppy! The apartment the two lived in was exemplary in its tidiness, as Ricky was doing his best to be of use. He wanted to keep his most recent boyfriend, also a wolf like himself - if with a different set of markings, happy with the maid...

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No Good Deed Chapter 3: The happy doctor

Despite the shirt coming almost to my knees, the nurse seemed incapable of holding me so that the thick white padding on my rump wasn't visible to every passerby in the halls. A chorus of cooing noises and awwws followed me as we passed a few gaily...

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