Final Exam
Chapter 8: Final ExamOctober 1, 198609:42 HoursSouth London, England The Final Exams are conducted in a room expressly designed for the purpose. As pups were born all year long, so the finals were ever running. It was a busy location, every Dog...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 175
Of course and when two mice drown together they cling to each other that's the rule that's one of the rules they're just drowning mice drowning together about to die about to drown in their own blood because of me because i will rip them open watch them drown
Unexpected Aid
They had not agreed with my assessment of death by accidental drowning. oh dear.
The Master Constable
Chapter 4: The Master ConstableJune 2, 1988 02:42 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England I was thankful that the 'Special Examiner' Dogs had stayed long enough to clean away even the slightest stain of Zack's blood. I wasn't sure...
Funeral
Chapter 6: Funeral June 3, 1988 06:15 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England I suppose I should be thankful for the small mercies that God hands down to me. After the last couple of days I wouldn't have been surprised if the...
A Night in Tranquility
Chapter 11: TranquillityJune 5, 1988 20:15 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England The rest of the meal passed in relative silence. There was conversation, but I had the feeling that I'd let everyone know where my focus lay when I...
A Night Amongst the Ruins
Chapter 9: A Night Amongst the RuinsJune 4, 1988 06:00 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England Master Constable Proust had departed yesterday afternoon, just shortly after the church fire had been finally doused. He'd left that for...
A Grand Day Out
The stern voice of a handler came from outside the van's back door just a moment before it slammed open, drowning us in bright yellow morning sun.
Wherever Home Is
Chapter 14: Wherever Home IsOctober 15, 198609:42 HoursOutside of West Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England Leaving Darlington and the man who I had assaulted in his vehicle, I very nearly sprinted all the way up to West Woodburn. I only...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 167
"you say you don't want to drown, is that it?"
To Uphold the Law
Chapter 7: To Uphold the LawOctober 1, 198605:19 HoursSouth London, England It was a long time before the lights were to click on, but I couldn't sleep. There were countless reasons for it, but I chose to blame it on one of the many 'side effects'...
Headstones and Heresy
Chapter 13: Headstones and HeresyJune 6, 1988 04:00 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England It was four o'clock in the morning, and I sat in an upstairs suit at the Duck and the Crown inn. Coalburn had been amongst the people who...