A Day in Jail (But I didn't do anything, honest!)
# Chapter 2: A Day in Jail (But I didn't do anything, honest!) Night was quickly drawing when I left the cabin. Renald had been standing not far away, a wide grin on his face, but it faltered the moment I stepped out, my father leaning on my...
A Growl in the Darkness
# Chapter 1: A Growl in the Darkness The fur on the back of my neck stood straight up. We were racing down the mountain as fast as English's jeep could take us on the cracked and worn asphalt. The road was already a hundred years without any...
Examination
# Chapter 12: Examination _August 18'rd 1995 12:15 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ "Forty-Seven." The lady running front desk for the Final Exam never even looked up. He was nothing more to her than just another Dog. She hadn't heard a...
A Good Old Copper
# Chapter 11: A Good Old Copper _June 11'th 1988 13:00 Hours London, England_ When next I woke my head rested on something soft. I opened my eyes to see the bottom of a muzzle. Sixty was staring off into the distance. "Good Dog," he...
The Good Doctor
# Chapter 10: The Good Doctor _June 11'th 1988 03:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ Sixty and I stared at each other as the last of the screams died away over the wireless. "What has happened, Brother?" Sixty whispered. His words were...
A Cross, A Circle, and An Arrow
# Chapter 6: A Cross, A Circle, and An Arrow No one bothered to wake us the next morning. For that I was grateful. Waking up on the hard floor wasn't the greatest for my back, but I'd been through worse. What made this home was Rebecca in my...
Civilization Isn't Always Civilized
# Chapter 5: Civilization Isn't Always Civilized The next morning came, for once, right on schedule. Gods, I've got to get me one of these beds. I don't care how much it costs, I've never gotten such a good sleep. Man, I'm in a good mood. Why...
Across the River and Through the Woods
# Chapter 4: Across the River and Through the Woods For perhaps the first time in months I woke up before the sun. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but... Okay, that was a lie. There were a dozen reasons why I couldn't sleep, but it made...
Why I Stopped Being Mayor
# Chapter 3: Why I Stopped Being Mayor Waking the next morning, the sun was shining down through the clouds, illuminating us with patches of light and shadow that shifted endlessly. Reaching out with my tongue, I licked the inside of Rebecca's...
You Sure This is a Dog?
# Chapter 2: You Sure This is a Dog? The walk back to the apartment took longer that I'd anticipated. We had to detour around construction twice. And not only that but I was tired. I didn't want to think it was the poison, but rather I was run...
I'm Getting too Old for This
# Chapter 1: I'm Getting too Old for This "Out of the way!" I nearly tripped over a rat out in the alleyway. She was doing nothing more offensive than hanging up her laundry. It was I who burst upon the scene, nearly trampling her and sending her...
Can a Band-Aid Fix A Reactor Leak?
# Chapter 3 Can a Band-Aid Fix A Reactor Leak? What in the name of all the gods was going on? The face of James Madford swam in and out of my vision, the drugs he'd just pumped me full of left him in washed out hues of yellow and brown. He was...