Story: No Showtimes Available
Mike left for work, Emily and Bruno bolted past her, and Katie sipped her coffee and reflexively reminisced over how it had all begun. This happened sometimes, during her rare (semi) quiet moments.
There were so many layers to the story of her family, of how it had grown to this point. The memories of them – none of them a definitive standalone point she could say “had been the start” on its own, but all identifiably independent to each other – gently played out in the back of her mind, as she kept an eye on the children and prepared for her own workday.
Purchased for Katie, by Mike
Excerpt: Cessation
Nobody called Walker “Walker” but Walker.
As reason would have it, I didn’t begin calling him Walker until I had read the journals he’d left behind. After that, in memory now, I can’t imagine calling him anything else.
This is an excerpt from the full novel.
Story: The Living, Itself
Maria was not one to form too many specific expectations. She was a planner, to be sure, but a flexible one (even if some might argue that point).
Still, as her sixtieth birthday approached, even she had to admit it wasn’t shaping up to look anything like what she might have imagined.
This was not to say she was disappointed.
Purchased for Maria, by Lynn and Mike
Story: Romantic Excursion to The Primate World
Exia and Phoxen selected the names “Elaine” and “Philip” for their romantic excursion to the primate world.
Purchased for Phillip, by Elaine.
Story: The Taming of Wildfang
The humans referred to Alastair Finefur IV...as “Hue.”
Purchased for Allison, by Erol.
Story: The “Day Off”
They were fast coming up on twenty years together, and the road had been long and winding, but the balance was good.
Purchased for Rachel, by Khalil.
Story: Race to Salumi Salvation
If Dolphin was going to get the pancetta in time he was going to have to hustle.
Purchased for Dolphin, by Jess.
Story: Journey to Exoplanet SV 82223 Bb
Steph and Vik found The Key to the universe in an old cereal box, deep in an ice cave on Titan.
Purchased for Steph, by Vik.
Story: The Work
At night he was tired but in the day during the work it was better.
Purchased for Tim V.
Story: Shifting Flora
She had been alone at the florist for six days when the plants began to move.
Purchased for Cat T.