It was a dream. Certainly, it had to be.

I had woken in a spot of tall grass, in the center of what had to have been the largest meadow I’d ever seen- which was saying something. I stretched and stood, but it felt odd.

My body felt entirely too heavy, and I wasn’t nearly as far from the floor as I should have been. Looking down, I saw it.

Large paws, covered in long grey fur. As I moved, so d...

Dark clouds loomed above her, and she could smell the rain that had been seconds from failing. It had been her favorite scent, the rain, and she loved the way it carried the scent of the pine trees down the river bank. The authorities had explained her duties for the day, and that had been far from it, but she simply needed it.

“Sylvie… what are you doing?” she heard Cam say across their private ...

Years ago, our parents never would have thought the day would come when our governments would make their decision. From what I’ve heard, life used to be decent, and at least partially free.

Now though, twenty three years later, I find the white walls of our confines to be nearly soothing. The year 2050 should have been a prosperous one- that’s what they said in our parents schools.

I was five wh...