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
Chapter 5: A Grand Day OutJuly 1, 1984 08:00 Hours New Forest, Hampshire, England The back of the transport van was musty and crowded, there was at least twenty five of us Dogs stuffed shoulder to shoulder, sitting on the floor. The heat alone...
Summer Sushi (redux)
"johnathan!" he called out ecstatically in a heavily americanized japanese accent. he shook john's hand vigorously, "nice to see you again!" "nice to see you too jubei," john said back as he returned the handshake.
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...
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...
The Long Walk
Chapter 12: The Long WalkOctober 1, 198615:19 HoursSouth London, England I sat in the outfitting room of the Kennel for long minutes after Handler Proust had left. Forty-Seven passed by without so much as a word to me. We'd known each other since...
Library Card
# Chapter 6: Library Card _July 2'nd 1993 22:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ I spent the evening on the Isle of Wight, under the hospitality of the local Police Dogs. They provided me with one of their boxes to sleep in as the coastal...
A Dragon's Tale Genesis-Chapter 2-The Recovery Job
Marine strike force raven,lead by 30 year old johnathan alexander mason,is sent on a mission to rescue two fellow soliders held in a makeshift cuban prison off the country's coast.when the mission is sucsessfull,they are assigned a second job that will pull
The Board of the Bank
They sought any hint of malice in johnathan's words. it was one thing to attack them like this, but to come after their family would not be tolerated. "yes, katlego is an excellent golfer." mike remarked.