Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 4 of 37
~ **Chapter 4 ~** Four-Thirty could not have come quickly enough. "I know, ma'am," I repeat myself. My foot eagerly tapped against a wheel of my chair at ten times per second. I shifted in my seat just about as often, too. "I... Yes, ma'am......
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 15 of 37
~ **Chapter 15 ~** _A delivery-man was hauling crates of some unknown produce from the back of a gray van belatedly marked with the name and logo of some obscure company. Two detectives in long trenchcoats, one old with slicked-back hair and the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 9 of 37
~ **Chapter 9 ~** "All fall down." "What?" I mumbled, lifting my muzzle off the tabletop and looking up at Tiffany. She smiled, bemused. Taking the rather weak gin and tonic with the lime slice eaten down to its rind, she replaced it with...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 12 of 37
**~ Chapter 12 ~** _A steady beat and counter-beat throbbed throughout the dance-floor of Infinitá as countless bodies gyrated and pulsed to the music through a thick, smoky haze._ _An arabian wolf with his tail tipped in black was among the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 16 of 37
~ **Chapter 16 ~** The Litchfield Branch Library rose, though awkwardly squat among the adjacent skyscrapers, an imposing white against a brilliant blue sky. It was only five stories compared to its neighbors, but its Italian Renaissance revival...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 11 of 37
~ **Chapter 11 ~** I stood by the window in Cade's bedroom smoking a cig. The early morning was giving way to mid-morning. Out Cade's window and through the trees lining the property division was the house next door. No windows on their side. A...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 33 of 37
**~ Chapter 33 ~** "I'm going home soon," Becky said with conviction. "What?" I looked up from the checker board sitting on Becky's swivel-tray. She was red, I was black. She was winning, of course, but I almost had a piece on her...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 6 of 37
~ **Chapter 6 ~** At 10:00 am I got off the bus in front of the zoo entrance. The parking lot was shimmering in the heat as if I was looking through a veil of water. My sandals quickly warmed up on the sidewalk and I was glad I didn't drive. Tar on...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 10 of 37
~ **Chapter 10 ~** The park was dimly lit by tarry, yellow tungsten glows from squared black lampposts illuminating the jogging trail. Park hours were almost up as the sun dipped below the horizon. We didn't care, having the park to ourselves in...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 29 of 37
**~ Chapter 29 ~** I didn't have a car to take me to Chesim this time, but at least the day was hovering around a comfortable seventy degrees; actually a somewhat warm day after a cold spell. I chewed on a couple of mints and settled in for a...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 34 of 37
**~ Chapter 34 ~** I loved him. Then I killed him.
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 19 of 37
~ **Chapter 19 ~** Zephrys Shipping was actually part of a larger company, Hughes International, owned by one Marcus Hughes. Unlike the warehouses that were located in an industrial park by the river, railroads, and power stations, the...