Posted on 09/20/2004 8:43:17 AM PDT by Toonces T. Cat
Hey Y'all,
February 5th of 2005 will mark 7 years for me as a daily reader of, and sometimes contributor to, the Free Republic. While cleaning out a few files over the weekend, I came across the following piece of fiction I cranked out a few years ago after my friend Bill was killed in an accident.
I wrote it for two reasons: 1.) to put my own life in perspective after losing someone I cared a great deal about and 2.) for Bill's sister, Sue. I wanted her to understand that although his life had been cut short, it had been rich and full and his true worth could be measured, to some degree, by how his friends remembered him.
Having read it again after this much time has passed, it came to me that y'all might like it as well...The story does contain some moderately harsh language, so please understand that fact if you choose to read it. The characters are simply who they are. I could not change that aspect of them and still be true to who they are, and were, in the context of the tale.
Enjoy!
-Toonces
-Toonces
Sighthound bump... Basenjis in my case.
Basenjis are about the only sighthound breed I haven't run during the last 35 years. I always enjoyed watching the little critters at the lure chases...:-)
-Toonces
How could one criticize a story that is close to your heart? If you were putting this out for popular consumption, for sale, it would be different, but this is for you and as such there is not a blessed thing wrong with it.
Having lost close friends myself, I can understand where the story comes from.
Thank you for that...It was still sitting on my hard drive as, although it's been on-line before, I could never bring myself to sell it to my publisher.
-Toonces
On another note.. I've always had smell hounds myself.. but love hounds in general.
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