In Loving Memory Part 1
Your eyes are the only escape here. brilliant beams shoot, swooshing to and fro these blinding laser lights melt a white-hot because once they were few and…
The Continuum Welcomes Responsible Dog Owners
Marty let his forehead thud against the steering wheel. If only he’d asked the Doc how to operate the hover system. As it was, he was trapped. A pick-up truck…
For the kids
On a very warm summer day, I was sitting in a very cramped van with tinted windows about ready to step out not as my self but as a 6 foot costumed dog named…
Breakfast for Dinner
“We’re having breakfast for dinner.” “What about the ham?” “Your dog ate it. How do you want your eggs?” “Fido ate the whole ham?” “Well yeah, I guess the dumb…
Pork Chop The Dog And Mrs. Cat
Pork Chop the Dog rules our house. He weighs 13 pounds and most of that is attitude. He is all bark and no bite; in fact, he barks at everything. Oddly, when…
Sunflowers
The boy takes me out to play in the sunflowers. I don’t run with him as much anymore, it takes too much, and I can’t keep up with him like I used too. But he…
It's Been A Sorry Few Months
I found out that my dog had cancer on the day that we returned home from my uncle’s funeral. He was young, Uncle Joe. He had problems with painkillers. I think…
The Old Shepherd's Chief Mourner
The two gravediggers watched the wretched mongrel nuzzle piteously against the old man’s coffin. It had fussed and fretted beneath their feet as they nailed…
Pork Chop The Dog Goes Walkabout
Pork Chop is a housedog. Being a 9 1/2 pound Russian Rat Terrier places him at the bottom of the neighborhood dog food chain, well below the Pit Bulls…
From The Slippers To The Sidewalk
Hello world, I don’t feel like being judged today. That’s okay, you go ahead, I’m used to it. Yes, I slept late. No, I didn’t make any money. But I eradicated…
Dog
One of the eyelids on his eyes was a little droopy. She liked that. If she ever got amnesia she knew that all she would need to do to recover her memories…
Watching the Dogs
Though the green light winked at him, Micah did not move. He had not moved all night, nor had he taken the traffic signal’s advice the two previous nights. His…
Enter Mrs. Detective
The only thing that smells worse than wet dog is dead dog. I’d meant to wound the big idiot, but I’d also meant to not get pummeled. Priorities have a funny…
The big black dog.
Costello was a part of that house as much as the headlights from Oakland Bridge beaming into the living room, as much as the empty cans cluttering the coffee…
See you all at lunch
“So, how are you?” He said, putting his arm around me as we started down the hallway for A-Block. “Well I woke up to my dog in my face and almost had a heart…
I am Legend in 10 words
Noooooooo! KILLER ....... MONSTER ....... PLAGUE! At least I have my dog.
Seventeen Small Candles
Seventeen small candles were all she saw. Teetering delicately on the solid wooden table, their cylindrical forms dared passers-by to play. Go on. Nudge me.…
True Love
She lays at my feet. I get up to get a drink and she paitiently waits. She wags her tail and is content with my return. When I leave for work, she lays in her…
Dog Troubles
Jim got out of bed, stretched, and looked out the window. “Damn it!” he yelled. He grabbed his housecoat and ran downstairs. Eliza, already up, was having…
Percolate and Waffle, Kitten-Nabbers
The Humans moved fast, grabbing Waffle by the scruff of the neck. She hissed at them, claws spread wide, though helpless in her dangling. The Humans made human…