All Hallow's Eve: Predators

The first signs of autumn had not yet arrived on the trees and shrubs yet, at night a slightly crisp breeze would rise off the bay and bring with it the promise of a blustery winter. When those breezes blew, Dorien would sniff the air silently, hoping...

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How I Came to America

Steven was a rambunctious ten year old loaded with curiosity. The young cheetah would dart all over the heavily treed Castle Bay trailer park. At first the misnomer of the trailer park had been disappointing to Steven but, as he'd run all over the park...

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Sure Shot

Twenty weeks. Twenty weeks of humping through the jungle with nothing to show for it but mosquito bites, shrapnel wounds and a fucked up M-16. The 19 year old Jackal had slogged his way through bogs and rice patties wondering all sorts of things. He'd...

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When Howard Met Nova

Howard sat in the Lunar Sans cocktail lounge waiting on his dirty martini. It was an over priced joint, with over priced liquor and filled to the gills with over stuffed bureaucrats. They were the sort of folks who would try to hide as much of their...

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The Road to Nowhere

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it. - George McDonald When Hell spills forth it spills forth with sound and fury and leaves nothing but a sour stomach and bees in your...

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The Best Retainer

As the sun's last rays dipped below the horizon Vincent sat in front of the oscillating fan trying to cool off. It had been a hot summer, even by Floridian standards and the promise of night fall was something the black wolf could appreciate. He...

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The Last Hours

Autumn's cool breath slowly crept through the walls of the cells of Bainbridge County Penitentiary. As the temperature dropped the sun slowly began to sink below the horizon, the dim orange light giving way to a ruddy violet glow, extending the shadows...

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Breaking the Rules

The loud bang from the kitchen woke Mike like a shot. The thin ruddy colored fox could feel his heart pounding as the banging was repeated. It was his roommate, again. Mike sighed as he looked at the alarm clock next to him. The time was 7:30 AM....

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All Hallow's Eve: Becoming Yourself

Tio knew how to keep a steady rhythm. The large brown wolf counted each time the headboard smacked the wall to a perfect 4/4 measure as his muscular hips collided with Nicky's tight rump. Each thrust, was met by the black feline's counter thrust, the...

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A Reason to Leave

The humid air clung to everything in the room small well-appointed room. On the battered nightstand a buxom bovine smiled from a picture frame. Next to her a taller heavy set bull with dark eyes gazed out menacingly from the frame. Tom looked at the...

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Four Little Words

Rachel's long vulpine ears sagged and her brain ached as her sister's voice pounded against its walls. Susan's telephone calls were at best annoying. First, Susan would mention how she was engaged to marry some poor guy who didn't understand her...

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