A. Jarrell Hayes

About

A. Jarrell Hayes is a fiction writer, award-winning poet, and publisher. His writing has appeared in over 20 publications online and in print. He is the founder of Hidden Clearing Books, LLC. He invites you to visit his website at www.ajhayes.com.

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding "No"; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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Media Links

Short story "Four Women" published in Urbania Magazine

🔗 http://urbaniamag.com/four-women-by-a-jarrell-hayes/

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Short story "Pass the Cheese Puffs" published in Zouch Magazine

🔗 http://zouchmagazine.com/fiction-pass-the-cheese-puffs/

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Short story "American Mud" published on Owl's Asylum

🔗 http://owlasylum.net/?p=906

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Flash fiction "Invaluable" published in Pen 10 Scribes

🔗 http://pen10scribes.blogspot.com/2010/04/invaluable.html

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Flash fiction "Fear of Flying" published in Pen 10 Scribes

🔗 http://pen10scribes.blogspot.com/2010/08/fear-of-flying.html

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