Dog Star
._ "dog star," by rob baird _now (10/2012) anthologized and with a sequel, in the e-book _[matters out of place](http://www.sofurry.com/view/454872 "matters out of place announcement")_, for fun times and great justice!
The Dog Star Miracle
The first solar shift began with a single pure tone, piped over the intercom. Almost as one, my brothers and I stopped in our travels and turned our heads skyward. The great shields--massive constructions of steel and lead and carbon--slid silently...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 1 of 37
**~ Chapter 1 ~** It is 3:24 in the morning and I had just scared myself awake again. My dream, my nightmare for the past three months has always been the same. I never remember it when I wake up but when I fall asleep it is as vivid, as dark, as...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 37 of 37 - End
This is when i think of the events that happened during those bygone dog-star days. and i think of aaron. and i dream that heaven must be a walk in the park. at night. during the rain.
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 30 of 37
**~ Chapter 30 ~** Infinitá was packed this evening. I sipped a drink and watched the crowds from my seat at the booths. It allowed me to oversee a good portion of Infinitá's first floor while remaining unobtrusive. There were a few people I was...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 17 of 37
~ **Chapter 17 ~** Officer Wilkes' office was located in the Thomas H. Chesim municipal building located out of the way of normal bus routes. The offices themselves were a branch of the local police department and were housed in the unused third...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 2 of 37
**~ Chapter 2 ~** Four Thirty and the day droned on. Handling irate customer phone calls wasn't my idea of a fun time by any length. After eight hours I was ready to suffer the mid-day heat to get out of the cool but cramped hell that was customer...
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...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 3 of 37
~ **Chapter 3 ~** Three-thirty a.m. on the dot as I roll over and reach for a cigarette. I barely have a sheet covering my groin in this heat. Out of what? Respect? Out of privacy? Neh, out of habit. No one's around here anymore for me to care if I...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 26 of 37
**~ Chapter 26 ~** "I finished my drink! You're supposed to get me a new drink _before_ I finish!" "There's sour cream in my rice, take my plate back!" "Get us more napkins! How come whenever we come here we never get enough napkins!" It was...
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...