Ares the dog
Miranda decided that today was going to be a good day. Today, she was going Outside for the first time. As mission commander, it was her privilege to be the…
The barking dog
"_Pick up just about any novel and you'll find a throwaway reference to a dog, barking in the distance_," says Rosecrans Baldwin, in an article for Slate - http://www.slate.com/id/2256007/pagenum/all/ In the article, he offers many examples of these irritating off-screen literary canines. Your challenge is to use either form discussed - "_Somewhere a dog barked_" or "_A dog barked in the distance_" - in a ficly. Genre, tone, etc. are all your choice.
Challengers
5 entriesReducto ad canis
The icy wind swirled around his ankles and still he remained motionless. The leaves danced spirals in the dying light, a splash of colour against the grey…
Gone to the dogs
Aaron huddled down into the bunker he’d been calling home for the past 3 nights and shivered. The cold night air, damp with the mist that rolled in off the sea…
When in Rome...
Tension painted the air, coloring it with excitement, with danger. More than the cloying heat that lingered into the night, more than the restlessness that can…
Symphony in Burglary Major
Somewhere a dog barked. The burglar froze in his tracks. Suddenly a shot rang out. A jagged bolt of lightning popped like a flashbulb and wicked thunder…