Millie the skunk was always a little anxious about riding in the subway. She took great pains to be as fresh smelling and clean as possible, but, well, she was a skunk. There were limits to the deodorizing power of modern science. She couldn't completely eliminate her scent, so she closed the gap between vaguely stinky and acceptable by dousing herself with flowery fragrances. So far, the precautions seemed to be working. Though a lot of people sniffed and looked in her direction, no one had wri

Miguel
marched through the street fair set up in the town's main street.
This wasn't usually his cup of tea. Mostly corny carnival-type rides,
assorted farmer's market stands selling deep fried or candy-coated
treats, and a few of the otherwise vacant stores temporarily
populated temporary attractions. Everyone else had wandered off to go
on the ferris wheel, but it was bad enough he'd agreed to come, he'd
be damned if he was just going to follow everyone else around.
Toward
the edge of the stre

You
arrive at work as you always do, just in time for the day shift to
end and the night shift to begin. It's Friday. Most of the people
have knocked off early. But she hasn't... You don't even know her
name, but ever since her first day on the job, you've looked forward
to this one moment in the day when your paths cross. She isn't the
most beautiful woman in the factory. At least, not to the others who
work there. But something about her shy smile, her little freckles...
she's perfect.
He
noti