A Cautionary Tale

This bunny made a mistake. He was still on the store shelf when Easter had come and gone. He thought he had eluded the ravenous hordes, the ones who hungered for the tasty, tasty dark chocolate. He thought he would somehow survive.

He failed to take into account the 70% off Easter candy clearance sale.

NOBUNNY IS SAFE.

(And FYI - the box helpfully informs us that the serving size is 1/5 of a bunny. The ears came to just that much delicious dark chocolate goodness.)

April Fool's short story surprise: Day three!

If you missed it on Sunday and Monday: There will be a new Monkey Queen short story coming Wednesday! This is not an April Fool's prank, it's for real. However, there is a catch: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, I'll be giving you summaries of three short stories. Two of those are things I just made up for this. The third is the actual short story. Can you guess which is which?

Today's summary: It's a brutally hot day, and Beth, Michiko and Robyn need to cool off. There's a can of pineapple in the fridge, cold and yummy. Now, they just need to get the can open... Can they do it, or do they can the can? Find out in "Three Women In A Stew (To Say Nothing Of The Guinea Pig)"!

So, your challenge: Which of these is the actual short story? Leave a comment with your guess, and we'll find out on Wednesday!

April Fools short story surprise: Day two!

If you missed it on Sunday: There will be a new Monkey Queen short story coming Wednesday! This is not an April Fool's prank, it's for real. However, there is a catch: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, I'll be giving you summaries of three short stories. Two of those are things I just made up for this. The third is the actual short story. Can you guess which is which?

Today's summary: The monstrous niens, Terrible Tang and Frightful Fu, have misplaced their little dog. When Michiko and Beth join the hunt for Doggie, they have to deal with a new family of enigmatic faerie Emigres. What is their connection to Doggie? Can the Monkey Queen solve the mystery of "The Hound Of The D'Ubervilles"?

but the porpoise is blogging, goodbye, goodbye

Sunday catch-up! First and most important, this announcement: There will be a new Monkey Queen short story coming Wednesday! This is not an April Fool's prank, it's for real. However, there is a catch: Today, tomorrow and Tuesday, I'll be giving you summaries of three short stories. Two of those are things I just made up for this. The third is the actual short story. Can you guess which is which?

Today's summary: Every Emigre knows that the Wonderland Diner also has the best coffee and pastries around. But when an ambitious pixie with a sweet tooth sets up a coffee cart nearby, a delicious - and dangerous - rivalry is born. Michiko and Beth try to keep the peace, but will anyone survive..."A Game Of Scones"?

Reminders after the cut!