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Flash Fiction #626 -- Neko's Trip Home/6

 I don't like to be laughed at, and this creature didn't have a whisper of joy in that sound.  I couldn't see what I faced except for occasional flashes of black teeth. My eyes watered so much I feared I would never be able to see again, and then I wondered why I was trying to locate my enemy by sight. I closed my eyes and listened instead.Much better.I could hear the whistle of a

Flash Fiction #625 -- Neko's Trip Home/5

 Of course, we stayed for the festival. Who could turn away from bright lights, acrobats, dancing elephants (and their chipmunk friends), music, plays, and small poodles dancing on the backs of horses?Down through the years, I've noticed that humans will do just about anything to be entertained. Dancing poodles is not the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Cats are lucky since we can find just

Flash Fiction #624 -- Neko's Trip Home/4

 Gone.More than gone, it was as though they had never been here. There should have been signs of the elephants at the very least.Maybe I had taken the wrong path back.  Maybe this realm messed with my abilities.  I glanced around, but everything looked too perfectly the same for me to be wrong."Colin?" I whispered.  "Luna?"Nothing."Colin! Luna!"Nothing.I have had an odd and

Flash Fiction #623 -- Neko's Trip Home/3

 Colin all but spun around, looking --"Not here," the leader said with a note of disbelief. He mumbled something about stupid giants. "It's far away.  It will be a long journey, even for giants."Great.We had a destination and guides, though.  The purple grass wasn't so bad, but the orange flowers had spikes at the ends of the petals.  I quickly learned to watch out for

Flash Fiction #623 -- Neko's Trip HOme/3

 Colin all but spun around, looking --"Not here," the leader said with a note of disbelief. He mumbled something about stupid giants. "It's far away.  It will be a long journey, even for giants."Great.We had a destination and guides, though.  The purple grass wasn't so bad, but the orange flowers had spikes at the ends of the petals.  I quickly learned to watch out for

Flash Fiction #622 -- Neko's Trip Home/2

 The first sign we were somewhere else was the fields of grass where there had been nothing but sand and rock before.  Purple grass dotted with bright orange flowers. Golden-winged butterflies glittered as they danced over the petals.I looked at Colin."Somewhere in the Faelands," Colin said.  He squinted out the window.  "I have never been here before, though. We might as well

Flash Ficion #621 -- Neko's Trip Home/1

  This is the third Neko story.  The other two are Neko (ff 556), and Neko's Vacation (ff575)  I had not expected Colin to let me drive. I stood in his lap, clamped both paws around the steering wheel, and dug my claws in."Remember what I said," Colin added. "Gentle movements and watch out for others. I'll take care of the rest until you feel the magic."I nodded, forced my

Flash Fiction # 620 -- Real life vacation/8

 Going back allows you to revisit spots, and to stop at ones you bypassed.  Bear Lake is a favorite, but often so crowded  they close it off.  If you are lucky, the high road might be open for a fun drive, providing your car is up to it.We've been there on lovely warm days.  We've also hit high altitude snow storms, and once an ice and snow storm through the entire park.&

Flash Fiction #619 -- Real life vacation/7

 As you follow the road down the far side of the mountain, you will reach a newer area in the park.  Here, you can stop and see elk in wide grasslands and might even spot a moose.  A small stream rushes along the edge of the grass, and sometimes elk will come within a few feet of you.  Be careful. They are wild and can be dangerous.Beyond this point you soon leave the park

Flash Fiction #618 -- Real life vacation/6

The pillars of lava are a great reminder that the Rocky Mountains are a young range, and this sight shows some of the volcanic activity that took place at an earlier time. They stand out against the red stone so common in the area.You are in the highlands now!Stop at the store for a souvenir or two. The cups are always nice reminders of the trip.  Drive a little farther to  the