The Lure
"Got one!" announced Haz without looking up from the display. He studied the telemetry superimposed on the telescopic view of the nearby asteroids for another minute or two before repeating himself, louder this time. "Mel, I got one! Wake up!" he said...
Expectations
Megan turned the ticket over and over in her hands while sitting in her reading nook in the corner of her bedroom. The ticket was a rectangle of laminated grey cardstock with the date and time of the spring dance printed in black on one side. "Admit...
Roleplaying Games
Beth had decided that she hated everything. She hated this school, this math class, the room it was held in, the desk she sat at, the weather outside, her brother Jason, Red and every single one of his friends, and, most especially at this particular...
Skipping Out
"Gin," declared the raccoon, placing a card face down on the discard stack and facing his hand. He looked up at Captain Reinhardt, eyes dark and glistening in the characteristic black mask of fur that his genetic model line featured. The captain looked...
Substitutes
Donna had been subbing for Mrs. Fuller for three weeks now, but she figured out who the troublemakers were the first day. Teenagers were always testing, looking for weakness, but were completely unsubtle. Mrs. Fuller had left an annotated seating...
A Little Help From My Friends
It was only a ten minute ride to the Kazans' house from Red's, and the squirrel spent it obsessively considering what would happen when they got there. He mentally ran back through Jason and Beth's conversation he had eavesdropped on the night...
Empty Pages
The rabbit sat about halfway up the otherwise deserted beach, near one of the big houses, in a canvas and wood folding deck chair. She could tell he was a rabbit from the ears which poked through holes in his wide-brimmed straw hat. The hat kept...
Scavenger Hunt
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Backwards forwards square and 'round
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Red stays up late
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Summer Job
Dru was staring at his veggs and sweetcake. Staring and not eating. The resort commissary was lively this morning- lots of workers eating together, talking and joking and getting ready for the day, same as me and Dru. Except here was Dru, not...
Mrs. Jackson
"Only six!" She had to keep reminding them of the limit. They wanted to invite every single one of their friends- she couldn't blame them for that. And she was grateful that they had so many- opossums were not always welcome, or popular. But Todd and...