A New Homecoming Tradition

Crickets were chirping and dusk had turned the sky a deep blue, with lingering swathes of orange and pink that painted the clouds on the horizon. The streetlights hadn't turned on yet, leaving the neighborhood in the limbo of late twilight, which was...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Chapter 9

Austin and Kane had spent the remainder of Thursday morning in the hotel's spa. Austin had arrived five minutes before Kane and had been dutifully waiting for him in the locker room--as soon as they set eyes on each other, clothes had been yanked off,...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Chapter 8

"Wow," Austin marveled. "Pretty swanky, right?" the polar bear grinned. The two of them had been seated at their table a few minutes ago, allowing Austin a chance to take in the interior of Adega's, the upscale restaurant that Kane had brought Austin...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Chapter 7

Austin had slept like a log that night; by the time he and Kane had returned to their rooms, it was well past midnight, and the otter had exhaustedly flopped onto his pullout bed, completely drained physically and emotionally. He didn't dream, he...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Epilogue

Four years later, in mid-July... The sun was setting--as the blazing disc of light descended towards the far-off horizon, it cast beautifully saturated hues of gold, pink, purple, and orange into the already-darkening blue vault of the sky. There...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Chapter 10

Austin eased the door to his family's suite shut behind him as he stepped into the empty, brightly lit hallway. He held the handle down to keep the latch from audibly clicking against the strike plate...and slowly released it once the door settled...

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Log Reports

FINDINGS OF COOPERATIVE INTERPLANETARY UNION PRE-COLONIZATION SURVEY COMMISSION 6-H711-F03-9 Planet Under Consideration: SE3-b4 INTRODUCTION Author: Operations Specialist Pax Abana SE3-b4 was found within the habitable zone orbiting a...

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A Pet's Life

Gatito was walking through a jungle, stealthily slinking through the undergrowth and dense vegetation thanks to his four sleek, powerful, black and silver prosthetic limbs. The feral tiger was a predator on the hunt, stalking his elusive prey...he...

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Feeding Time

Ryan jauntily walked up the pathway to the townhouse's front door and knocked. The chubby (or, as he liked to put it, "fluffy") badger whistled to himself and bounced on the balls of his feet as he waited on the doorstep, full of excited, anticipatory...

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Riches to Rags

Malloy sighed and tapped his foot as he waited in the hall. He slouched while his bored gaze roamed over the wall of portraits across from him--his extended family members, dressed in their finery or in the act of meeting with the nobility, loomed over...

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Vacation Souvenirs—Chapter 6

Bwack! Bwack! Bwack! "Hmf!" Austin grunted. Bwack! "Come on, Austin!" Kane called enthusiastically. Bwack! Bwack! Bwack! Austin was sweating and panting under the summer...

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