Stories from a Crafty Canine
Hello from the Crafty Canine. I hope you know my stories by now. Recently I’ve been writing about the Dog Library. I visit there sometimes. But now it’s time to write about something else – I just don’t know what. So I asked my mother for some help with story ideas. Her first one was about a dog who works at a dog salon. It was pretty good idea. The … Read More ›
You might be curious about how dogs get to the Dog Library. They find a way. Some dogs beg for a car ride there. It takes an understanding human. Some dogs escape and run to the library. Most humans know this trick. And some dogs get a ride with Arthur on the Dog Library Bus. It’s the best way to go. There are always other dogs on the bus and … Read More ›
Most of the books in the Dog Library have strong smells. That’s how dogs read and understand the stories. But after a lot of dogs sniff the same book, it loses most of its smell. For example, hot sauce starts to smell like applesauce. Margaret the librarian always moves these used books into the Faded Smells Room. She also puts the puppies and senior dogs in there. The puppies Any … Read More ›
One day, a black and white dog trotted into the Dog Library. He looked happy to be inside. Margaret the librarian had never seen him before, so she showed him around. His name was Auto. Probably because he loved car rides. Just for dogs Margaret explained that the library was just for dogs. It wasn’t like a people library. Dogs didn’t have to be on good behavior when they were … Read More ›
Dogs like stories written by other dogs. But it’s hard for dogs to write. So they scribble stories instead. One of the best things about scribbling stories is that you don’t have to be good at it. You can use any jumble of lines and loops. And there are no scribbling rules either, unlike grammar or punctuation. A day at the beach Here are some scribbles from a story about … Read More ›
I don’t know about other dogs, but I think all punctuation is optional. If I spend too much time figuring out which type to use and where it should go, it slows down my writing. So I usually skip punctuation altogether. Or I make up my own. Worms and balls To me, punctuation looks like a bunch of worms and balls. There are some fun ones and some boring ones. … Read More ›