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Tales from the Buckhorn: A Teddy Bear Community in New Mexico

Short Story

This is a collection of brief stories, in a six-panel comic strip format, about a group of Teddy Bears who drink sarsaparilla, play pinochle and get into adventures at the Buckhorn Saloon (modeled after the Buckhorn Saloon in Pinos Altos, New Mexico...

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#11: Astral Traveling

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by timkarpoff

by timkarpoff

Dakota and Biker Raj kept pestering Randy, following him around — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Dakota and Biker Raj kept pestering Randy, following him around.

"Tell us more about Queuebyccx!" they whined. "And how do you astral travel?"

Randy was usually pretty patient, but he was starting to get a little annoyed — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Randy was usually pretty patient, but he was starting to get a little annoyed.

However, he did like Dakota and Biker. So he thought he should try.

He turned to them — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

He turned to them. "You know," he said, "the thing about astral traveling—it's not very hard to do, but it's a little hard to explain."

"Maybe it would be better to show you," he offered — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

"Maybe it would be better to show you," he offered.

"Yes! Yes!" they exclaimed.

"But only one at a time," he said.

"I would love to go," pleaded Dakota, jumping into his lap. Biker Raj said okay.

Randy and Dakota disappeared for a time — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Randy and Dakota disappeared for a time.

Biker Raj had a couple sarsaparillas while he waited.

Then they came back. "Well, what was it like?" he asked Dakota, excitedly.

Dakota paused for quite a while — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Dakota paused for quite a while. "Well, I can see Randy's point," she said. "It is hard to explain."

"What!?" cried Biker. "Is that all you can say?"

He just couldn't believe it!