I’m on a writing hiatus. Thank you for your kind words and support. -BB
The goats were a scattered pack, or herd, driven from their lands many moons before baseball. We didn’t know where they were, but they seemed to search, spreading their wisdom and culture as they went. Wolves made them nomads, most say, but others believed it was something else that sent them aimlessly traipsing around the […]
Rainy days changed our world. It was disorientating to the young and inexperienced, but the older dogs were acclimated. The smells of leaves, sticks, rocks, and every blade of grass were affected. It washed everything clean, the necessity of which we understood, but it was such a nuisance. Messenger dogs, or puddlers, always kept their […]
The Jug of Dog should not be confused with the international trophy, The Barkingburgh Jug. The Jug of Dog was a humble water container with the symbol for ‘dog’ on the side. Barkingburgh and the Woofberht mountain dogs of the north played baseball to settle disputes, or to mark the importance of a large trade […]
Sit Stay Slide Sixteen, formerly Beverly Beagle, was a female ball player that came out of Barkingburgh. She was a member of the Infinity, and later, Bone Club, going on to play internationally after a brief stay in the Dog Intra-species League. She earned her nickname as a Junior with Infinity wearing the number sixteen. […]
The fable of The Fox and The Mouse was told to me like this: One night, a mouse stumbled upon a fox sitting by a fire in the woods. He had hazelnuts roasting and they were just about done. “Ah, come here my little friend, would you like to share my nuts?” The fox asked. […]
Flinging was an enjoyable activity between friends, but there were proper places and moments to do so. It wasn’t acceptable to interrupt a senior dog’s sleep, their meal, their conversation, or current pursuit. However, when friends were alone and bored, we’d fling away. You may ask, what did we fling? I will say it plain. […]
I’ve been toying with a few cover images and was told that big and bold sells, but that’s just not how I envision this book. Yes, there are ball playing, walking, talking animals, and yes, the target reader is 11-14. However, it’s not a Hannah Barbara cartoon. I’m considering this image because the colors are […]
Adventurers of all kinds filled the seas, some honest, some dishonest and some just desperate. Traveling was not a carefree undertaking. Cats sailed between the known lands to trade their spices, and though decent enough, they were quite shrewd and not to be tangled with. Nefarious characters of every species tried to pirate their goods. […]
If a dog passed the surrounding farms of Barkingburgh and continued inland, they came to Napville. A messenger village, it was the information hub for all of the dog lands. The old saying was, “All smells lead to Napville.” With a confluence of culture, trade and knowledge passing through, its residents were a diverse group. […]
