Events of an Uneventful Freshman Year: Three's Company
Mitch grunted with exertion as he carried a dozen grocery bags into Owen's house in one trip. The Wolf walked into the kitchen and set the bags on the counter. Chris turned off the television and put his feet up, chuckling as he did so. Mitch looked...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Fourteen
"Given the amount of time that passed between the events of the collision and the alleged shooting, it was entirely likely that Mr. O'Flynn had not yet died. Given the extent of his injury, I have little doubt that he could possibly have survived, but...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Nine
Another four months had come and gone. Paul had receded into the depths of seclusion once more. After a tearful visit to the shop, he'd hugged his protégé and disappeared again, headed for the forests of Southern Wyoming. Erin had apologetically...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Nine
Kelvin had slept soundly, once he'd finally cried himself to sleep. Sunlight beat his alarm by five minutes, and the Shiba Inu sat up on the couch, his back aching dully from the piece of furniture that was probably older than he was. He grabbed the...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Five
When asked about the racing event previously discussed, Dr. Soto received a momentary widening of the eyes and an emphatic exhalation from the dog sitting across from her. Reid stretched his arms out over the back of the couch and leaned back into it...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Four
The fitting lyrics of a sad, country dirge stirred Reid from his sleep in a puddle of drool, and he groped for his phone, finding the device a few seconds too late to answer a phone call from a phone number he didn't even know. He groaned and rolled...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Thirteen
Kelvin shot straight up in bed, damp with a chilling sweat. A breath and a half later he turned to see Reid lying peacefully beside him. He reached out with a cautious hand and placed it on the heeler's arm, sighing with relief to feel the telltale...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Three
Vance was no-billed. In light of the evidence and testimonies of DPE employees, the grand jury did not see fit to indict the pit bull on homicide charges. When the verdict was read, Vance sighed with a breath he'd been holding since he learned that...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Two
Reid's decision to hire the Shiba Inu as Doghouse's newest team member had been a hasty one. He found the process of interviewing potential candidates as repellent as most of the candidates themselves. He wasn't a people person. In fact, the...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Ten
Sand and surf had been replaced with a kitchen sink. Reid and Kelvin tended bar, creating a cocktail of monstrous proportion in the city sewers. Bottles of rum, gin, vodka, tequila, and good old sour mash whiskey were opened and upended into the...
A Dog in Blue: Turn in Your Badge and Gun
“i can’t leave,” the australian cattle dog whimpered, “what about the kids? what if they need my help?” “will they even accept your help if you give it?”
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Five
Forgetting your meds was like forgetting your wallet if you were Reid Travis. Cortisol had asked Epinephrine to dance, and they were cutting a rug all over the cattle dog's body. Alcohol would be good. Benzodiazepines would be better. Both at...