Exorcist dies after struggle with police

    Brighton, England - Police officers have captured an exorcist after a tense stand off lasting several hours, who later died before he could be questioned.
    The exorcist, who went by the name Michael Trantor, had been wanted in connection with several exorcisms over the past three weeks. Police finally caught up with him after an anonymous tip in the small hours of the morning led to a siege which was not resolved until nearly 11:30am.
    Although Trantor was eventually captured unharmed, he died of causes as yet unknown while being transported to the police station. Results of an inquest are expected early next week, according to a police spokesperson.
    Three of the people Trantor is alleged to have exorcised have been brought into custody. One remains at large.









Courtesy, Ami.

Spring loaded dog

    Monroe has been much more lively lately. She even comes to greet me when I come home sometimes. She does not seem frightened of me anymore, although she does still flinch whenever anyone moves nearby. Well, perhaps not flinch so much as move very rapidly, usually in a circle.
    In great contrast to her first few weeks when she would not move at all, I played fetch with Monroe and Angel tonight with a little red football. Monroe finds this so exciting she bounces about as if she has springs in her feet, leading us to worry she might accidentally land on Angel (who is small enough to walk under her).
    She does not seem to 'get' fetch itself very well though. Sometimes she catches the ball in her paws or carries it a little way before chewing on it a few seconds but she has yet to master bringing it back. She leaves that for Angel, who also does most of the catching. Monroe mostly just bounces around and chases the ball while Angel gets on with the business of actually playing the game.

Writingwise:
    New month, daily word total is now 200. I have not counted but, as the previous post hopefully shows, I am confident I made my total. That is not actually the only thing I wrote today and I am now in the surprising position of having a (very) small excess of stories to post. I will try not to waste it.