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Working for the County

Three years back when I still worked for the county, a woman called to notify us that her neighbor was hoarding dogs at a residence within the city limits, where—by decree of Ordinance 871—only four dogs per household were permitted.

Fiction & Poetry

dead cow / Eddie / phone sex / Crazy Eddie’s

she grinned at us lying across the trail
eyes gone lips gone altho she wasnt killed

Fiction & Poetry

Cynthia’s Mug

Cynthia’s a good cop. Was a good cop, anyway.

Fiction & Poetry

Cold Play

Before me laid a pristine woman, the toe tag read Meredith Richards. 38. Cause of death: unknown.

Fiction & Poetry

Pet Cemetery

I used to joke it was a bad omen when there was smoke rising from the chimney of the emergency veterinary clinic.

Fiction & Poetry

A Mercy

When people had a sick dog they called Pa because he wasn’t afraid of being hated.

Fiction & Poetry

A (Backwoods) Noir Moral Parable About Death

You catch yourself staring at the clock waiting for 5, the start of your 4HL. “Don’t look at the clock!” Your elementary school wrestling coaches’ raspy voice rings out from the catacombs of your memories.