Valerie’s gaze followed the herd. They were arranging themselves in a semi-circle. Miranda looked their way and twitched her tail. ...
Category: Stories
Brief summary and posts of stories by Elise Riley
Part Five – Sneak PeekPart Five – Sneak Peek
Valerie just stood there, staring. How could this be here? In the middle of a random forest, at the foot ...
Part Four – The SituationPart Four – The Situation
Floyd rolled himself upright. He’d lost her. He could’ve lost her in transit. Their first time out, and he lost ...
Part Three – Try AgainPart Three – Try Again
“When is all this plastic going to be taken care of? It’s not healthy, you know.” Floyd tried to distract ...
Part Two – QuittingPart Two – Quitting
“What do you mean ‘we’re done’?” Floyd called after her. Valerie kept walking away. She didn’t respond. She was not ...
Part One – TeamworkPart One – Teamwork
It was day three. If they were going to start traveling on day five, Valerie had to make this horse ...
Part 18 – AfterPart 18 – After
Cliff barked orders to his men, trying to manage where to put all these enormous fish. It didn’t help that ...
Part 17 – Down to EarthPart 17 – Down to Earth
“What have you done?” Emperor the great looked sharply at the entrance of the cave. “Funny thing about Smart Water.” ...
Part 16 – The EmperorPart 16 – The Emperor
“Floyd.” She whispered. His ear turned toward her. “You’re out of time.” “Not yet.” He said. “We have to stall ...
Part 15 – Into the DeepPart 15 – Into the Deep
Floyd knew exactly where he was going. He just hadn’t been prepared for the sight of it. Now that they ...
Part 14 – GlennPart 14 – Glenn
“I bet he spells Glenn with 2 ‘N’s. An extra N for extra evil.” Floyd pawed at the ground, impatient ...
Part 13 – Free FallPart 13 – Free Fall
Floyd backed up. “No. You can’t do that.” He looked over at Valerie and tilted his head. He was within ...
Part 12 – ComplicatedPart 12 – Complicated
Floyd stomped a foot. As if to swat space flies. “Hold on.” He surged forward into a canter, and only ...
Part 11 – The WaterPart 11 – The Water
“Welcome to Quality Moon & Supply Company! While we’re waiting for my daddy, can I make you a wishlist?” The ...
Part 10 – UnavailablePart 10 – Unavailable
“Of course we would! They don’t have delivery options for moons in 2026.” “So everyone back home is going to ...
Part 9 – To The MoonPart 9 – To The Moon
Floyd took off gentler than before, hovered a bit before climbing the sky up to the ocean. Valerie seemed less ...
Part 8 – Shopping PlansPart 8 – Shopping Plans
Floyd was getting better. Really. This landing, he tried to soften the impact with a slower descent. With his front ...
Part 7 – Gatorade and ThreatsPart 7 – Gatorade and Threats
“Probably.” Floyd made his way off the porch, and stage-whispered to her. “Find me a window!” Valerie went to join ...
Part 6 – AtlantaPart 6 – Atlanta
Valerie tightened her death grip on Floyd’s mane. She would have to pull her hair back if she wanted to ...
Part 5 – FlightPart 5 – Flight
“Ever flown before?” Floyd asked. “Afraid of flying. Never even jumped while on horseback.” “And needles.” Moira added. “Yes, thank ...