Return to Darnlake
================================================================================================================================================ Author's Note: Even though Return to Darnlake is technically the 6th of the Darnlake Botany stories, it...
Ritual of Fire
Taboos exist in all society. Rules must be made to keep the most primal urges at bay. However, we do not run from taboos here, we embrace the forbidden. You may teach by telling a child, "Stay away from the fire for it is hot and will burn you." This...
Darnlake Botany-R 03
Dr. Tuber let me take a day off after what had happened between myself and the sundew. When he told me the next day we'd be working a night shift I could only imagine he wanted to spend more quality time with his wife. Probably enjoying a nice brunch...
Darnlake Botany-R 02
A few weeks passed and I was having a hard time finding the right way to ask Dr. Tuber the specifics of what was happening at the greenhouse. I had more than a good peek of things with his potted plant and it had proven to be a wonderful distraction...
Darnlake Botany-R 01
"Go to college, Fescue Maps." That's what they all told me and this otter tends to do what he's told. I thought I wanted to be an artist and for a while I was going to be a biologist before the tests got too hard. Psychology, language arts, and...
Darnlake Botany-R 05
Mrs. Tuber wasn't happy at all to greet us at the door. The vines had torn through our clothing and we were both covered in dirt and dust. "Harold, would you like to explain to me why we have moss overtaking the basement?" She seemed especially upset...
Darnlake Botany-R 04
A phone call in the middle of the night is never a good sign. "Come into work right this instant. We have a big problem." My boss' voice was even more stern and serious than usual. "Dr. Tuber?" My thoughts were still in a fog from whatever dream...
Cigar Smoking in a Boar's Home
Great Greek stories always began with 'In medias res' which means "In the middle of things." It is their 'Once upon a time' but it implies that a story often doesn't have a clear beginning as all things are but a moment in time. My own personal stories...
Just Another Tuesday at the Glory Hole
Adult Bookstores are one of the anomalies left over from 80's and pre-internet era. Little shops tucked away without signs or advertisement, each one is a secret wrapped in another secret only those that frequent them know. When I walk inside all of...
Our Wives 2 (Our Valentine)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* West Huddleston - Male Grizzly Bear Karen Huddleston - Female Polar Bear Victor Naplot - Male Large Black Bear Emelia Naplot - Female Grizzly Bear Poa Huddleston - Daughter cub of Victor and Karen Helga Naplot - Daughter cub...
Ivory Fang - Dawn
"You can put those away, we're not here to hunt." My mentor and I had walked west for several days. I was lead to believe we were coming back with a special 'surprise' for our tribe back home, perhaps some sort of rare meal to celebrate my...
The Bartender's Musk
Once the last ice cube melted in my glass of whisky I finally figured out what was wrong. Everything. I don't even like whiskey, the strength of it made my mouth dry and numb. The jazz playing in the background was already getting old and repetitive,...