Writers Tricks of the Trade Issue 2 Volume 9 | Page 31

REVIEWS BY MARTHA -
M ARTHA C HEVES R ESIDENT R EVIEWER
Author: Brian L. Porter
Pages: 94 pages
Publication Date: June 7, 2019
Publisher: Brian L. Porter
Language: English
ASIN: B07QQ4WNSP, ISBN: 978-1099202339
Martha Cheves always manages to find books that may have been out
for a while, some by self-published authors, but always an honest re-
view. Perhaps you will find a gem you wouldn’t have found without
Martha.
A good book is a good book and the fact that time passed does not affect its appeal
"Until recently there was a gypsy en-
campment on the waste ground near the
railway station. There was a knock on my
door and two little girls were standing
there, maybe eight to ten years old, with
the older of the two holding a puppy in her
arms. You could tell they were sisters just
by looking at them. They told me they'd
been out playing and saw that the gypsies
had gone so they went to take a look in the
field near the station where they'd camped,
in case they'd left anything behind. From
the scruffy state of their clothes, their white
socks covered in mud and muck, and their
dirty faces, I could tell they'd had a really
good time exploring the old gypsy site.
They walked towards the railway station,
and on the other side of the fence, they saw
something moving a few yards along the
tracks. They soon realized it was a little
dog. They followed the fence and realized
that the puppy had a rope round its neck
W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE
and that the rope was caught up on the
track. They knew that if a train came along
the poor little puppy would probably be hit
and killed by the engine. They climbed the
fence and ran to the puppy. It took a few
minutes to free it from the track and the
elder girl picked her up and reassured
her." This was the rescue of the little puppy
that became Penny the Railway Pup.
"The whole meaning of the word 'pet'
when applied to a dog, speaks to me of a
member of the family, one who shares the
home and the life of their owner, not a
'thing' to be kept outdoors in all weathers
and left to suffer in a freezing kennel or
worse during the rages of winter. Even
working dogs, kept as guard dogs for ex-
ample, need warmth and comfort in the
depths of winter, otherwise how can they
be expected to fulfill their role of protecting
their owner's property?" - Brian L. Porter
P AGE 26
S UMMER 2019