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Winter Getaway » Blog » Getaway Reads

Getaway Reads: Bulldog by Paul Lisicky

November 2, 2012 BY Amanda Murphy Kumpas

Bulldog By Paul Lisicky The bulldog kept the woman alive, but the woman didn’t know that. She had other problems on her mind, such as where did she put her keys, and what was her car doing in Florida when she’d parked it in Tennessee? The bulldog got very still when the woman started shoving her fingers into bowls. He figured he could make the earth spin a little slower if he were sitting on its axis, so he’d quiet his panting. He’d look straight ahead, neither left nor right. The woman would trip on him, wince at him for being in her way, then lean down ... Read More...

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