I adored this, and I read this post no matter what every day; enjoy
The man was well dressed and nervous. He was standing on my lawn blocked by barking dogs as I stepped out onto the verandah.
“Alright if I give treats to your dogs?” He called out with his back to the shiny late model city slick car.
‘Down’ I signalled and both dogs dropped like stones to the ground and went quiet. Well Boo dropped like a leaf but his belly did meet the ground.The dogs both looked at me with their snouts still pointed at the man.
“Yes, I do mind actually,” I said. “We were taught as kids not to take candy from strangers so I see no reason why my dogs should.”
“It is not candy.” the man said helpfully. His car salesman teeth flashed white and pointy.
“No?” I said “What is it then?” His eyebrows shook at each other. “I am sorry I just don’t like…
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Sorrygnat, World Citizen, If in this day a soul shall act according to the precepts and the counsels of God, he will serve as a divine physician to mankind, and like the trump of Isráfíl, 1 he will call the dead of this contingent world to life; for the confirmations of the Abhá Realm are never interrupted, and such a virtuous soul hath, to befriend him, the unfailing help of the Company on high. Thus shall a sorry gnat become an eagle in the fulness of his strength, and a feeble sparrow change to a royal falcon in the heights of ancient glory. 
I loved it too–thank you so much for sharing it 🙂
hello, teacher sorrygnat… thanks for sharing the post. love it! hope you are well, thanks also for dropping by. warm regards and hugs… ~San
Sweetie could you check out an author and a book: Gina Apostol, Gun Dealers’ Daughter, a novel?
Her writing style is tremendous, and she won the Philippine National Book Award for her first two novels Bibliolepsy and The Revolution According to Raymund Mata. her writing electrified me, and yet at times I felt lost in knowing exactly what was up; this most likely was deliberate on her part; as she wrote in the voice of a fugue state; amazing writer; book is about Philippines! hugs
hello, sorrygnat… i have heard and read bits about Gina Apostol but haven’t read any of her novels. she is New York-based, by the way…
have you read any novel by Jessica Hagedorn? she was the second Filipina published by Penguin. her first two novels were also about the Marcos (dictatorship) era. Hagedorn edited Gina A’s earlier, shorter works… Hagedorn is also US-based. Dog-eaters is the tiltle of her first novel. that one is very captivating and i guess, has similarity to Gun Dealer’s Daughter…
anyway, i’ve heard that Gun Dealer’s Daughter is mosaic in style (not linear). Dog-eaters was more or less like that also. but likely, Gina A. put her own touch to her work.if it’s any interest, there’s a real life similarity. one of the Philippine revolution leaders really came from a wealthy family that owns a huge gun dealership company. he is a male, though and ranks high in the left hierarchy, ahaha. actually, when the anti-Marcos fight was in full swing, there were so many from the rich who joined the left movement. some are children of generals. things then were a bit like what were narrated at Isabel Allende’s novels… so, there… 🙂 there are many good Filipino authors although only a few get chances at being published by big presses, hoho. hope things are well on your end, ms. sorrygnat, hugs 🙂