Holiday preparations take an unexpected turn when visitors arrive, and mischief follows. Whiskers steps in with patience and clever thinking.
Author: Doug Bayliss
Pet health and.adoption advocate.
Voyage of Providence
As the 250th anniversary of the nation approaches, Voyage of Providence offers a moving look at Pennsylvania’s history.
God of Life
Before I was born you knew me. You gazed on me with love and rocked me in the arms of hope.
Two Knives
A short work about two confrontations—one involving steel, the other exposure—and what remains after the doors close.
The Rainbow Egg
Something unusual appeared beneath the park hedges… and Whiskers heard it first.
My latest manuscript, The Rainbow Egg, is finished and moving into illustration.
The Exploits of Death
Death: When I am gone and not alive, my exploits never told,
I hope you remember me as I was, before I grew this old.
The Man in Her Heart
A quiet, intimate short story exploring unconscious desire, marriage, and the subtle distance between two people sharing the same room.
Another Quiet Morning
I’m usually up before the sun rises. A cup of coffee sits beside me another quiet morning begins to take shape.
Winter, 1980
An essay about work, authority, and the systems that continue operating regardless of consequence. Set during the winter of 1980, this piece examines obligation, pressure, and what arrives without explanation.
Calm Under Pressure: A First Day I Won’t Forget
Shortly after I arrived, the placement agency that had sent me there called. They were apologetic. They told me they could reassign me immediately if I wanted out. I told them no. I would stay and complete the job.