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Flash Fiction #559 --Neko/4

 Neko hissed. That was an involuntary reaction, but it did just what he expected. Colin hurried to the window and made sure that everything was still protected. The pixies woke up and took to the air again not at all happy to see the ogre the window.The other ogres spread out around the opening to the building. Neko could sense them out there, sullen and unhappy in the weather. He didn't like to

Flash Fiction #558 -- Neko/3

 The pixies screamed in terror and tried to get back into the book. Finding it sealed, they screamed louder and darted upward, hitting each other, falling, and finally finding a spot under the counter where they huddled in a ball of glittering colors and fluttering wings.Neko would have preferred that they go up high on the shelves, but he nudged a box of order forms closer to help cover the

Flash Fiction #557 -- Neko/2

 Neko did a very cat-like maneuver. He leapt straight upward by a good two feet as though he could fly with the little creatures. Then he dropped back down, barely missing the counter's edge and landing on the floor.He heard something small giggle. Then a few more.By the time he'd returned to the counter, a half dozen pixies had gathered on the open book. They were cute little things, and we'd

Flash Fiction #556 -- Neko/1

 One small lightA room full of wordsWhere to start...The cat owned the bookstore. Not many people knew it, though. A few did take note of the wall of pictures, some going back a century, and all with a cat much like Neko. In fact, they were all Neko, hardly changed from one year to the next, although being a Siamese, his fur sometimes turned darker for a few months.Humans were easy to fool. Neko

Flash Fiction #555 -- The Path (Drabble)

 The aliens warned us of a path we should never take among the stars, a course utterly inhuman where we could not survive.But we were humans and took it as a challenge. We pointed our ship toward the blue sphere that dominated the sky. None had found a path around it. None who went in came back out.Three of us went in.We found no terror but rather a place of surreal exquisiteness never imagined

Flash Fiction #554 -- Memories of Goldfish Drabble

 Brighttail swept closer, his tail brushing against her side.  Goldie hoped her scales were clean and bright."Let's build a place of our own," Brighttail said.  Goldie gulped, but before she could say anything, a face, huge and scary, appeared at the barrier.They darted in different directions.Goldie wandered for a bit, but she returned later."Hello, pretty." Brighttail swept closer, and his tail

Memories of Goldfish Drabble

 Brighttail swept closer, his tail brushing against her side.  Goldie hoped her scales were clean and bright."Let's build a place of our own," Brighttail said.  Goldie gulped, but before she could say anything, a face, huge and scary, appeared at the barrier.They darted in different directions.Goldie wandered for a bit, but she returned later."Hello, pretty." Brighttail swept closer, and his tail

Flash Fiction #553 -- The Stray Drabble

 The people on the corner tossed pieces of fish to her.  Nice family, but the kids played too rough.The old man at the apartment brought a bowl of cat food and talked about the cats he'd known.  She stayed until he was safely inside.She mewed  at the next door until it opened."You are going to starve if you keep sneaking out.  Come on.  I'll get you dinner and see if I can fix the collar so you

Flash Fiction #552 --Dragon Song Drabble

 The great Jade Dragon lifted his head and looked about the mountains.  His voice rose to welcome spring --- the snow melting, flowers raising their dainty heads, and sleepy hedgehogs ready for their first meal of the year.On a peak nearby, Ruby Dragon joined in the song, her sweet voice calling forth the spring birds. Sapphire joined next, promising soft breezes and gentle rains for the season

Flash Fiction #551/Buffy the Pirate/7 (End)

 The storm tried to blow her off course, but Serena could see the dock and fishing ships, vague shapes in the rainy distance. Before too long, she couldn't hear the battle on the boats behind her -- but what she had heard already echoed in her mind. She wanted Captain Vane and Tonis, and the others to be safe.It was a harrowing flight, especially while holding Buffy and afraid she might drop the