I’ll have a few things to say about dogs on Monday

I’ll be one of the readers at this month’s Gumbo Fiction Salon, 7 p.m. Monday, October 13, upstairs at the Galway Arms Irish Bar and Restaurant, 2442 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Free Admission. This edition is a special goodbye to Tina Jens, founder of the event, who is moving to New Orleans.

As a tribute to Tina’s delight in dogs, I’ll read three pieces about our canine companions: a flash fiction short story called Dogs in Heaven, the poem Sonnet for Six, and a 50-word unpublished story called “Good Boy.”

But I’m only one of many outstanding readers and performers! The Galway Arms also has fine food and drink. If you can come, you’ll have a great time.