It was another uneventful day in the city with not that much business booming at the Flora Vora, a shop that specialized in selling flowers, but with a twist. The young hippie Lily swept the floors, happily making up a song to hum along to as she did her mundane task. Gretchen sat at the counter, the back of her chair tilting on its back legs. She was snoring loudly, drool rolling down her cheek. Lily swept flakes of dirt and dust into a dustpan and disposed of it in the trash can. She then walk

“Testing... one, two. Hello. Welcome, everyone to our Annual “Top Dog” Competition.”




The microphone whirred to life as the announcer stood in front of the crowd and their canine companions. There were dogs of several breeds present whether they were purebred or mutts. In a table set at the farthest side of the auditorium were the judges of the competition, two women and two men. Gretchen adjusted her gla

“Gah... how do I always get myself into these messes?”





It confounded Luna to no end on how she always managed to get herself into trouble. As far as she was concerned, she was doing everything correctly. She thought nothing of the whole babysitting gig when she first started that part-time job. Sure, the pay was good, but she would be remiss if she

didn’t

Jennifer sat down on the couch idly looking at the wall clock. Her husband, Danny was still at work, but he was to arrive home shortly. School was also about ready to let out. In time, Jennifer would have to pick up her daughter, Charlotte. Charlotte had recently gotten into a smidge of trouble due to eating her previous teacher and digesting him for giving her a bad grade, but due to the laws protecting predators, there wasn’t much issue.