Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 36 of 37
**~ Chapter 36 ~** Moonlight shone through the cloudy panes of glass stories above the main floor of the warehouse. There was no color to the light. No coolness or haunting etherealness. Everything was ambient gray. Towers of boxes blended with...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 35 of 37
**~ Chapter 35 ~** _I loved him. Then I killed him._ The tunnel was cold and silent. Lights were placed a dozen yards apart creating alternating patterns of bright and dim. My panting echoed down the hall as I ran. \*\*\*\* ...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 28 of 37
**~ Chapter 28 ~** "....and the insurance company is okay with it?" Mom asked Dad. "Yeah, apparently," Dad shuffled through a small pile of bills, notices, and letters on the dinner table. Steam rose from an enchilada on his plate; Dad dug in....
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 27 of 37
**~ Chapter 27 ~** The rhino, almost two heads taller than me, looked down at me. His eyes were wide in surprise. My nose was inches from his chest as I glared right back. I'm sure that to anyone who was watching, and there were quite a few, we...
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 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 14 of 37
**~ Chapter 14 ~** "Hey Hon, it's Cade. It's about twenty past eight and I was just wondering how you're doing. Lemme know if you're on your way or if you decided to stay home again, 'kay?" I closed my cell phone, making sure that the vibrate...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 13 of 37
**~ Chapter 13 ~** I had parked Becky's faded-turquoise Cavalier in Aaron's parking spot. His apartment had an assigned parking spot but since he didn't have a car, he never had a need for it. The day's humidity was beginning to seep from the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 21 of 37
~ **Chapter 21 ~** Infinitá had closed for a couple of days. In that time-span, I hadn't really talked to Aaron. I knew what Becky meant when she told me to apologize and tell Aaron what I was feeling, but nerves got the better of me and I shied...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 20 of 37
~ **Chapter 20 ~** My eyes adjusted to the darkness around me as I blinked awake. I watched as my vision returned and shapes formed from the darkness of my room. From my open window a mixture of low, yellow floodlights and the high, blue moon...
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...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 18 of 37
**~ Chapter 18 ~** "Can we _please_ get something to drink? I'm _dying_!" I rasped. "_Please_," Becky looked behind her, towards me, dismissively, "It's barely eighty today. Why do you think I'm dragging you around?" " 'Cause you want...