Primal Urge
This series of Short stories takes place in what the Aborigines would call "The Dream Time". In other words, this was a really really really long time ago. Back when Humans ran wild through the jungles and forests of the world; before what we now know as "civilization", before agriculture, before… a lot of stuff. According to commercials for a certain candy bar, "You're not you when you're hungry", for the characters I'm "borrowing", this is so. However, it's not just hunger that changes these characters… it's mostly (if not entirely) the time frame; despite the "Primal State" that these characters are in, they still have thoughts, feelings, and a sense of morality. This version of "Primitive Humans" actually acts more "wolf" than "Ape" (i.e. Paring for life, typically living in groups, omnivorous diet, etc.). This isn't exactly an example of "The Modern Stone Age" nor is it the stereo-typical patriarchal society. Male and Female are semi-equal to one another in this universe. This was a time when humans didn't kill the other animals "just for the Hell of it", this was when it was strictly for food (though the skins are used for clothes and nesting material) or self defense. This was a time when the other animals spoke (if they wanted to), and the humans couldn't (but still communicated telepathically). "Primitive Humans" aren't as "Savage" as they are made out to be…