Title: Something’s Lost
and Must Be Found: Seven Short Tails of Inspiration
on a Long LeashAuthor: Lisa Begin-Kruysman
Publisher: Self
Length: 99 pages/23,500 words
Genres: Non-Fiction, Animal Care & Pets, Dogs
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Blurb
The seven short tales in this collection were
written by a dog-lover to be enjoyed by those who cherish or are guardians of
man’s best friends. Each story stands alone, connected only by a theme of
things “lost and found.” In each instance characters find resolution through
the help of some search and rescue dogs of the soul; a mother coping with a
tragic loss, a father trying to reconnect with his son, a teen-age girl dealing
with some weighty issues, a jobless young man attempting to regain his
humanity, a single woman searching for self-worth, and a loyal dog-owner
watching over his beloved dog that is searching for his “true and happy home.”
These stories evoke that feeling a human gets
when after letting a dog off-leash to run freely, their best furry friend
returns for a mini-reunion, requesting to be led back home. At that moment all
is right in the world. Even those who aren’t among the legion of dog-loving
Americans can make a personal connection with these stories, one that resonates
in some area of their life.
Excerpt From Title Story
I walked down the
road calling “Tony, Tony,” like a robotic recording, wandering down to the
shoreline where happy beachgoers and their dogs scurried and skidded in the
sand, darting in and out of the foamy residue of receding waves. Scanning the
horizon I hoped for a glimpse of Antonio, trying not to think of his fate if
he’d been pulled out to sea by the tide.
Not ready to return
home, I left the beach, traveling on a path that led away from the condo. Above
me, twisted branches of Live Oak dripping with feathery grey Spanish moss
arched and met forming a canopy. In the dark tunnel of trees I cursed this
place, a place I had trusted to help me heal, no longer a last resort for hope;
but a tourist trap of lost souls.
What had happened to
my heart? I wondered bitterly. It had become so hardened that I’d been unable
to offer love to a poor little dog when he’d needed it mos. Now I would
probably never get another chance.
About the Author:
Lisa Begin-Kruysman lives in Ocean County, New Jersey,
with her husband, Rich and Portuguese water dog, Hooper. Her short fiction has
garnered national recognition in writing competitions sponsored by Calliope
Writers and Writer’s Digest Magazine. In 2010, the author launched a blog
dedicated to the venerable National Dog Week Movement established in 1928. With
over one-hundred posts to-date, she has learned that now, more than ever, there
is a need for an intelligent exchange about the state of the dog in the states
of the nation. To learn more about National Dog Week and to be part of the next
chapter, please go to http://nationaldogweekbook.wordpress.com.
In an informed and enlightened world, every dog can have its day and hopefully
its week, too.
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