PseudoPod 562: A Howling Dogby
Nick Mamatas.
“A Howling Dog” is a PseudoPod original. Consider
this Wikipedia article while listening to this story.
NICK MAMATAS is the author of several novels, including
The Last Weekend and
I Am Providence. His short fiction has appeared previously here at PseudoPod three times as well as in
Best American Mystery Stories,
Asimov’s Science Fiction, and many other venues. His next book is an anthology of flash fiction and cocktail recipes called
Mixed Up, co-edited with Molly Tanzer.
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The app, and associated website, had another name, but it was most appropriate to think of it as Cranki.ly. It was for neighbors to anonymously discuss neighborly things, but social media was as prone to Gresham’s Law as anything else—the bad conversations drove out the good ones. It only took three months or so from initial launch for the posts to be all about suspicious dark-skinned men skulking around town “supposedly delivering the so-called mail”, the essential wrongness of mowing the lawn in one’s boxer shorts, and conspiracy theorizing about the next major ISIS attack hitting town… “because the Super Wal-Mart, one of the really nice ones, is just five miles down on Route 5. It’s a juicy target for Jihadis.”
A juicy target, indeed.
The post that started all the real problems in Cranki.ly’s Alameda County Zone 4 was this one, posted one afternoon just a week ago:Hey Neighbors,
I’ve been hearing a dog howl/cry at all hours from my apartment close to the corner of Russell and Schiffer. I was wondering if anyone knew who the dog belonged too… It breaks my heart and I’m wondering if the owner knows about it. One of the dogs I fostered a few years back had severe separation anxiety and would howl for most of the time when I left for work and I didn’t know about it until a neighbor alerted me, at which point, I was able to work on the separation anxiety with her.
Any leads appreciated. Thanks!
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I'd like to hear my options, so I could weigh them, what do you say?
Five pounds? Six pounds? Seven pounds?