Everything or Nothing Chapter 10-Payback time
Chackling like a rooster high on nitrous oxide,syringe in one scaly hand he turned his sharp reptilian gaze onto the defenseless young boy.
Raspberry Line Chapter 11 - Dodge, Distract, Disorient, Deceive, And Destroy
It was agonizing waiting for Monday, but then when it finally arrived Emeral almost didn't want to go to school. She'd thought very deeply about what she could have done to make Ket practically run away from her. The only answer she could come up with...
Raspberry Line Chapter 5 - Get To Know: Arkethius Rachaun
Outside, it was raining a little. A storm had picked up from a cool front coming through. It was a nice change from the hot days. The soft drumming of the raindrops against the gutters, a random and hypnotizing pattern, couldn't quell Emeral's mind as...
Lonely Oak Chapter 90
The tiger walked toward the counselor's area. Past the library, into the first-grade hallway. He had not been to this area... well, not since first grade, of course. It was decorated with pale blue bricks, which actually looked freshly coated. When he...
Lonely Oak Chapter 95 - Broken Wisdom
Nachos. One of the few lunch items that many kids could actually stand. After all, it was simple and easy. The nacho chips tasted okay, even if they were a little stale sometimes. The cheese was probably not healthy. But it was so runny and gooey, and...
Lonely Oak Chapter 126 - The Meadows
There was once a place at Lonely Oak Elementary, in the school's courtyard, different from any other place in the world. There is an iron fence, that has no gate; just an open mouth. The fence surrounds a modest square of land, nestled in the corner...
Lonely Oak Chapter 116 - Meeting Of The Minds
The soft tic and tock of the clock counted the seconds within the small room. Beyond the frosted plastic _shoji_, the soft tinkling of wind-chimes broke up the motronomic march of the red hand. Blurry, mottled shadows swayed back and forth across the...
Lonely Oak Chapter 115 - Elective Selective
"The school time is seven thirty-nine. Have a great day!" There was a slight pause, where normally the muffled clatter of the microphone getting put back would signal the end of the announcements. But, after a half-pause more, it didn't come. "Oh, I...
Lonely Oak Chapter 94 - Bubble'n'Squeak
The day was humid. Since P.E., clouds had shrouded the skies and now the sun was hidden behind a gray, cumulonimbus monolith. Thankfully, now and again, a gentle breeze stirred the air. But that was a luxury, up in the Slide Tower. Emeral looked out...
Lonely Oak Chapter 125 - The Golden Leaf Award
Finally, it had arrived: the Last Day at Lonely Oak Elementary. Kinders, firsts, seconds, thirds, and fourths, all came through the doors with anticipation of summer and fun. Of no more school food; rubbery pizza, flimsy salads, watered-down...
Lonely Oak Chapter 124 - The Treasure Of Lonely Oak
"It's so muggy out! Feels worse than the Amazon." "Yeah right, you never been to the Amazon." Nevertheless, it was very humid. As soon as the kids set foot outside, they regretted it; water almost began condensing on their fur and whiskers. It was...
Lonely Oak Chapter 122 - Round Two
In each classroom, the kids spent the rest of the remaining nearly-two-hours of the school-day cleaning up the classrooms, packing their things away, and returning the desks to their groups or rows. Ket was relegated to a back-corner of the room,...