Today's story is “Summer Strawberries” by friend-of-the-fireplae Mary E. Lowd, a prolific science-fiction and furry writer, with more than 160 short stories and a half dozen novels published. You can get most of her novels from FurPlanet and read more of her stories on Deep Sky Anchor, where you can also find bite-sized audio recordings of her flash fiction. Summer Strawberries will also appear in Mary's collection, Commander Annie and Other Adventures, upcoming from Argyll Productions.

Read for you by Khaki, your faithful fireside companion.