Her Dog

John didn't want a dog. He wasn't ready, he said. Grace, on the other hand, did want a dog, and when she brought Victor home from the pound, John made sure Grace knew it was her dog, her responsibility. But when Grace dies, John is left with just Victor and his grief, and he learns a new level of devotion.

©2008 Tobias Wolff (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Surprising to me—in a good way

Tobias Wolff has been one of my favorite memoir writers for decades. I somehow never read the short story. It is deep and insightful and humorous and places, like all his work. But this one has a new element which I loved! Definitely worth downloading.