By Jeff
Mom’s basement, dusty amps, half-assembled Rolands — Matt had it all, including the social anxiety. “I’d rather fix this Pioneer,” he’d say instead of going out. “Or jam.”
But after years of subterranean dwelling, Matt’s mom gave him a present. Matt was skeptical, but the puppy wasn’t scared of the darkness, which wasn’t unlike the shelter.
And when Matt shredded it loved to howl along.
Over time, walks to the park became trips to the beach and mountains. So the plan worked, and in the end Matt hadn’t needed new drivers or tweeters.
Rather, he’d just required a single sub-woofer.
“I write short fiction so that I can write longer fiction.” – the writer
Great last line! Our dog too likes to howl along when we jam. However, we call it scat singing.
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Thanks so much, and it sounds like fun!
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Lovely story.
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Reblogged this on Sketches from The Foothills and commented:
I don’t normally post other author’s stories but this was too good.
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Very nice! I enjoyed it and could easily visualize man’s best friend drawing Matt into exploring where he would not have enjoyed.
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