Exposure - Chapter Five
Dox was looking in Jason's general direction, but his mind was wrapped up in hs daydream. It was a good one, involving Jason, a blanket, a picnic lunch, and a warm spring day. Dox sighed contentedly and let his jaw rest on his paw, his lunch...
Exposure - Chapter Nine
"So you didn't even know who I was before we met in class?" Jason asked, as he walked with Dox in the chill of the early November afternoon. The breeze was brisk, and smelled like dry leaves and grass clippings. "Sorry, buddy," Dox said with an...
Exposure - Chapter Seven
I know I said I'd have this out on Friday, but I finished editing it on Tuesday, and I didn't see any reason to withhold it. I would ask that, if you have time, you go back and read at least the last few paragraphs of part six to...
Winter Help – Chapter Nine
Bedtime came early that night, for the next morning we'd have to get up an hour early in order to make it to church on time. Bubba's arm curled around me protectively, and for the first time I felt no hesitation about pulling it tighter around...
Winter Help – Chapter Eight
"I've already told you that I don't need a woman around here to be happy." He said finally, "I've got everything I need right now. But what I'm feeling..." he trailed off, knowing what he felt, but unable to put it into words. "When you came over that...
Winter Help – Chapter Seven
"yeah, but you might want to drain the gas tank every fall, or at least put in a shot of fuel stabilizer to keep the gas from turning into lacquer. that's why it wouldn't start."
Winter Help – Chapter Five
Author's Note: I just got my eyes Lasix-ed the other day (using "Laser Beams", LOL!) and my vision isn't quite up to snuff yet. If you would please, note any misspellings or formatting errors in the comments section, below. I'm going...
Winter Help – Chapter Four
The alarm sounded far too early the next morning, and when it did I was surprised to find Bubba's back pressed up to my own in the bed. I remembered that it was Saturday and slapped the alarm off. We let ourselves have an extra hour of sleep on...
Winter Help - Chapter Three
I went back to the kitchen and poured the coffee for both of us. I'd seen him spoon sugar into his, so I guessed at the amount and brought his cup to him in the bathroom. "Hey, thanks!" he said, sounding genuinely grateful. "Nice to get service around...
Winter Help - Chapter Two
I'd just lathered up good when the door to the bathroom opened and i heard the sound of the toilet seat banging against the tank. christ a'mighty, i thought.
Winter Help - Chapter One
Welcome! This is something I wrote a while ago, thinking back to my time in rural Texas. I thought I'd put it up here for folks to read while I finish getting my next story ready for publication. It's in nine chapters (or ten, I can't...
A Chance of Showers - Part Twelve
This is the final chapter in the series. Thank you so much for reading along - I've truly enjoyed the experience!...