by Darren M | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog |
“I read a book about a dog that could smell cancer. Her name was Molly,” stated a 2nd grade girl. She remained for a few more minutes and then moved down the school’s hallway to engage other authors. I was invited to a local elementary school’s “Literacy Night” and...
by Darren M | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog |
During the police K9 Academy, the dog is trained to react in a certain way to a specific stimulus whereby the dog’s trained behavior is to be interpreted by the handler. Whether the response is to sit and stare for a drug/explosive locate, or to scratch and bark for...
by Darren M | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog |
It has been said that falconry is the elite sport of kings where the animal is trained to hunt for the human. Yarak is a Turkish term used to describe the peak conditioning of the falcon where it is hungry, but not weakened, and impassioned to hunt. Apparently, this...
by Darren M | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog |
For nearly a decade, the following letter sat dormant as a computer file. Unbeknownst at the time it was written, it served as the precursor to K9 Rocky and I recently stumbled across a call for submissions for short stories about dogs and sent the letter for...
by Darren M | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog |
Feverishly, with his head down focusing on his project, his right hand clutches a marker that reminds me of a sewing machine needle darting up and down. Shocks of greasy hair jut out from under his dirty baseball cap. Seated curbside, he never looks up as if he’s...
by Darren M | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog |
Copyright. Alone, the word exudes a mysterious power where few people give a second thought about the deeper meaning behind the word. Probably more so, the associated symbol of © is meaningless as eyes simply glance over it as if it was invisible. Especially in this...
