Crushing The Competition #03: A Good Start to a Bad Night
Ralph was shocked and sore by the time his shift ended. He had no idea where Allan got his libido, or where he stored all of that seed, but he was certain that he wouldn't be able to wash off the smell of horse for a few weeks. Worse yet, the old...
The Bite (Part 3)
Aaron Sweetgrass stood in the wreckage of the warehouse that he had just outgrown, his hooves punching deep prints into the ancient parking lot outside. The darkened street lamps had to be around ten or twelve feet high, and they didn't even reach his...
The Bite (Part 2)
"I'm telling you, this isn't normal. I don't feel right." Aaron was sitting at his dining room table for the first time in three days. He had been let out of the hospital late the night before, but he was so tired he went straight to bed. The last 72...
The Bite (Part 1)
Aaron was a fairly big guy, but even he knew better than to be caught in this neighborhood at night. It seemed like most of the street lights were burned out or broken, any cars that lined the curb were up on blocks or two dilapidated to steal, and...
The Lifeguard of Redondo Beach
Kate had been told there was something different about Redondo Beach. There had been attack there last summer, of course, and everything was closed down while the government came in and cleaned up the biological agents that had contaminated half the...
Civil Engineering
Lloyd liked to walk downtown during his lunches, just so he could imagine himself sweeping one giant paw through that entire part of the city and starting over. It wasn't a bad little spot, but it was clear there wasn't a grand design behind it - just...
The Test
"I'm telling you, this is all a giant pain in the ass." Victoria picked her way carefully through the foot traffic on the sidewalk, trying to ignore the stares of passersby. It was very difficult not to feel all of those eyes on her, though. A...
The Accident
"I can't thank you enough for what you did back there." Dr. Ross Boxer held open the door for Celia as she walked out of the conference room. She smiled and nodded as she stepped past, and he could have sworn that the brush of her tail against his lab...
Take Me Out of the Ballgame
The pop of the crowd was immense. Roberto Pampalones, the designated hitter for the Philadelphia Bells, had cracked a nice, juicy fastball sent right over home plate. Everyone knew it was destined to be the latest in a series of home runs in this...
Titan's Championship League Week 1 Story
The entire city of Montreal was on edge. Ever since the American news had reported the incident down in one of their southern states, everyone in the major cities of North America knew it was only a matter of time before the titans re-emerged. This...
Titan's Championship League Pre-Season Story
Officer Howell sipped his coffee and looked out at the road. It was a ribbon of brightness reflecting the twilight sky between the darkness of the forest on either side. Normally, he would have been just fine pulling this detail out in the middle of...
Gift Exchange, Part 1: Let's Go, Go, Go!
"You're too big for this," Jakebe said. "Are you sure the tailor got the right measurements?" The jackalope was decked out in his finest dress -- a black three-piece suit over a crisp white shirt, which had sleeves just long enough to show off his...